The Ugly Truth About Performance Management

[@TheCorporateKindergarten2023]

Read the full article here and don't forget to follow! thecontrarianhr.substack.com/p/we-dont-manage-average-talent

[@M.Kursat.B]

And here is my question: Without having the most basic requirements (primarily information and sufficiently detailed documentation, followed by the necessary infrastructure materials-equipment, semi-finished, or fully assembled product models), I have conducted training sessions on the use and maintenance of the products our company manufactures. During this development process, the only support I received came from my colleagues. Not only did I work on improving myself, but after establishing my team, I also passed on my knowledge and experience to many inexperienced colleagues, contributing to their development. In every relevant meeting, I explained to my company what we were doing wrong or missing in my area. Over the course of my 20-year career, I have been less stressed about how I would present a product or its features and more about how I would meet the demands of this work schedule and complete my training documents. And now, at this point in my career, one of my team members has earned a higher salary and better benefits than me. What kind of employee am I, I wonder?

[@TheCorporateKindergarten2023]

This is not about you but about them. There is a say; Love them through anything and they will put you through everything. I watched this year a colleague of mine who dedicated his entire life to our company (42 years) of being just let go! I don't think I ever felt sorry for anyone the way I felt for him.

[@joedoe8558]

Some managers hire average because they are easier to manage. They even called me not being a team player because I performed too much. Lesson learned, the organisation is not about leading to high achievement but instead of managing the middle. It's easier for me to go low than it is for them to go high so I'll just play the game and select another employer if it gets to be too much... Long term this will probably play out the way I think it will.

[@TheCorporateKindergarten2023]

@@joedoe8558 you are totally right. Never outshine the master! It won’t end well.