It is Shocking That This Practice Still Exists

We are living in a time when the world of work is shifting towards new norms.
 
Including the criticality of leaders who care for their employees.

Which is why the fact that stacked ranking is still the norm in some organizations is so shocking!
 
It’s a 1980s practice popularized by the late Jack Welch, General Electric’s former Chief Executive Officer.
 
Where managers are forced to designate a certain percentage of their direct reports as low performers, whether or not they actually are.
 
But they must fill a certain quota.

It is counter to anything remotely close to caring, and, instead, it enhances a culture of toxicity, and of leading through fear.
 
Because not only are employees forced to compete with one another, and hang onto information, instead of openly sharing with their teams.
 
They are also less likely to speak up about unfair workplace practices, and it destroys trust in leadership.
 
The linked article below talks about one manager, who quit his job in protest at the practice.
 
Because, yes, it’s tough on people managers too, requiring them to rate a solid performer as poor.
 
Of course, not everyone can afford to leave a job because they are unhappy with a certain practice.
 
But shame on leaders, who put their managers in this position, to begin with, and continue to cultivate the leadership of old.

Leading through fear, and a top-down, hierarchical approach.
 
The antithesis of what is required today to engage employees and cultivate a people-first culture.
 
http://tiny.cc/StackedRanking​