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Ranking systems won't withstand much scrutiny if they reflect a manager's personal preferences rather than how well a worker has met company standards. Gregory calls it absurd for executives to tell middle managers to "choose those whom you would like to be on a desert island with"--a popular strategy at some companies--because the manager may promptly bestow a high ranking on friends, creating grounds for discrimination complaints. Indeed, if ranking and yanking is to have lasting value, employees from the mail room on up to the executive suite must be seen to be getting what truly...
...Still, he certainly seems much more comfortable in the role than he did in Mexico or Quebec City. In the press conference he was throwing around terms with which he would not have been very comfortable a few months ago. That, and his strong physical presence reflect a degree of self-confidence in dealing with foreign policy issues that we haven't seen before...
...Ranking systems won't withstand much scrutiny if they reflect a manager's personal preferences rather than how well a worker has met company standards. Gregory calls it absurd for executives to tell middle managers to "choose those whom you would like to be on a desert island with"--a popular strategy at some companies--because the manager may promptly bestow a high ranking on friends, creating grounds for discrimination complaints. Indeed, if ranking and yanking is to have lasting value, employees from the mail room on up to the executive suite must be seen to be getting what truly...
Just a few miles from central London, home to the spectacular new Tate Modern and million-dollar apartments that reflect the prosperous, optimistic side of Tony Blair's Britain, Paddy Brunton spent his final days in a rather different country. Brunton, 80, a former BBC electrician, developed blood clots in his heart and lungs in February. After an eight-hour wait for a bed, he was admitted to a 20-patient ward at the Whittington Hospital in north London, one of the top 40 in Britain...
Just a few kilometers from central London - home to the spectacular new Tate Modern gallery, million-dollar apartments and thronged restaurants that reflect the prosperous, optimistic side of Tony Blair's Britain - Paddy Brunton spent his final days in a rather different country. Brunton, 80, a former bbc electrician, developed blood clots in his heart and lungs in February. After an eight-hour wait for a bed, he found himself in a 20-patient ward at the Whittington Hospital in north London...