Link: https://blogs.ubc.ca/kathyhuang/2013/11/13/why-common-sense-is-not-always-common-action/
Microsoft has finally ended the infamous HR policy, the “stack-ranking” system that ranked employees on a curve and those who were on the lower end would be fired. Every Microsoft worker expressed that the stack-ranking system is the most destructive process that only caused resentment and distrust among employees since employees become overly competitive with each other rather than cooperatively working as a team.
However, Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, adopted this abandoned strategy for Yahoo causing fear in many workers. Managers of Yahoo were asked to rank their employees on a curve, resulting to more than 600 people being fired just in the past few weeks.
Commenting on my classmate, Kathy Huang’s post on this issue, I agree with her idea that encouragement would be a better method for improved performance. However at the same time, in my opinion, I think it’s crucial for Yahoo to eliminate the dead-weight employees who are not beneficial for the company therefore this ranking system may seem harsh but it effectively reveals which workers are unproductive. However, the system will only be effective if the method is correctly balanced and also ensures the safety of the best, productive Yahoo employees.
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Source: http://theweek.com/article/index/252723/why-did-yahoo-adopt-microsofts-failed-hr-policy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/marissa-mayers-latest-hr-_n_4260762.html
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