
Welcome to HR Disrupted, the podcast where Lucy Adams and guests reimagine traditional HR practices for a more agile, people-centric future. Each episode dives into innovative approaches for leaders and HR professionals, offering practical advice on leadership, employee engagement, and organisational culture. As CEO of Disruptive HR, the go-to agency for innovative people practices for the last ten years, Lucy brings fresh perspectives and solutions to the ever-changing challenges of modern workplaces. With years of experience as a former HR Director for major brands including the BBC, Lucy is the author of two best-selling books ‘HR: Disrupted’ and ‘The HR Change Toolkit’ . Every two weeks, join Lucy and her guests as they challenge the status quo, empowering businesses to navigate the complexities of today’s workforce with bold, forward-thinking strategies. Website: www.disruptivehr.com Join the Disruptive HR Club https://disruptivehr.com/welcome-to-the-future-of-hr/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/disruptivehr/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disruptive_hr/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hrdisruptive/ Email: hello@disruptivehr.com
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Handing out a rating at the end of the annual performance review is a sure fire way to demotivate at least 80% of your workforce. But when we try to get rid of them, we’re often met with a number of concerns about what will happen when they’re gone. In this episode, Lucy is joined by her Disruptive HR co-founder Karen Moran to unpack some of the common misconceptions around the value of ratings and look at why getting rid of them is not as risky as you might think. Whether you’ve been on the receiving end of a disappointing score or forced to defend a ‘meets expectations’ to a furious high performer, this one’s for you.
Lucy and Karen share their own performance review horror stories and get under the skin of why ratings continue to survive, despite being universally hated.
They tackle the four big worries HR teams often have when considering ditching ratings:
- How will we know who our top performers are?
- How can we allocate bonuses fairly?
- How will we know if managers are doing performance management properly?
- And what about dealing with poor performance?
Packed with real-life examples from companies like Microsoft, Adobe and Spotify, this episode will help you challenge the status quo and find better ways to manage performance, without the dreaded annual rating.
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Disruptive HR
Website: www.disruptivehr.com
Join the Disruptive HR Club https://disruptivehr.com/welcome-to-the-future-of-hr/
Email: hello@disruptivehr.com
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