CHAPTER 12
FORCED RANKINGS: PROS, CONS, AND PRACTICES
Peter G. Dominick
“The new law of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the unfittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. . . .” GORDON GECKO IN OLIVER STONE’S FILM, WALL STREET.
You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away—a man is not a piece of fruit. WILLY LOMAN, IN ARTHUR MILLER’S PLAY, THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN
A 2005 survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) asked, “Does your organization utilize forced ranking (for example, a system whereby a specified percentage of those being evaluated must receive the highest and lowest ratings) to evaluate employees?” Of the 330 human resource professionals who responded, ...