Danger: Talent Management Can Be Divisive

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  DerekIrvine07/07/08 Report as spam
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  Elitist Recognition Is Just as Divisive

  Excellent post. You couldn't be more correct in stating:
  
  "Done badly, there?s potential for a massive rift to emerge between the ?talented? ? the ?hi-pos? (high potentials) ? and the ordinary, tellingly defined recently as as ?the po-pos ?passed over and p***ed off?. It?s very dangerous to single out the stars in an organisation to the exclusion of all others. There are far more ?utility players? on most teams than standouts, for one thing."
  
  This is why we at Globoforce advocate getting rid of the old-school elitist incentives programs that only recognize the top 10% of employees to allow up to 90% of employees to receive recognition for their efforts to advance the company mission. This aligns, too, with Jack Welch and GE's performance bell curve approach. Welch famously said it's the middle 80% that do the majority of the work -- and therefore where the majority of the recognition belongs.
  
  More here:
  http://globoforce.blogspot.com/search/label/recognition%20for%20all?max-results=100