Reducing Rater Bias

Description

One of the key responsibilities of a leader is to assess team members on a regular basis. These might include post-project reviews, annual or quarterly performance evaluations, and in-the-moment feedback. Organizations use different parameters and tools to assess their employees. The assessments used are based on functional goals, developmental goals, innovation goals, stretch goals, or any other goals customized to the organizational needs. Irrespective of the tools you use, when it is time to assess your employees, do you rely on the data or by your perception of the person? As fair and factual as you believe your assessments are, you might actually be guilty of some “rater biases” that can skew your evaluations.

Table of Contents

At the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Assess if you are too lenient or halo in your evaluations
2. Find whether your evaluations are based on recency or similarity
3. Examine if you are driven by contrast or negative bias

Author

Talentquest

105 Courses

At TalentQuest, we sit at the intersection of Talent Management and Talent Development. We help organizations more intelligently solve their talent challenges through the combination of Talent Management Software, Behavioral Science, and Immersive Learning.

Recognizing no two individuals are alike, our solutions leverage the unique traits, tendencies, and learning styles to help organizations maximize the potential of each employee. A true innovator in the industry, TalentQuest’s cloud based solutions are used by leading organizations worldwide.