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document.write("Performance is a function of the person and the environment. (...) ");
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document.write("Performance appraisals, ratings, and rankings focus solely on the ");
document.write("individual. They ignore the environment. When you ignore the ");
document.write("environment, you miss the system contribution to performance. ");
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document.write("Sadly, the system contribution often does not support productivity and results. ");
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document.write("even the most talented individual cannot perform competently within a ");
document.write("bad system. ");
document.write("sign you have a crappy system. ");
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document.write("<em>(<a href=\"http://www.estherderby.com/weblog/2009/09/perfomance-without-appraisal-part-iii.html\">Esther Derby</a>)</em> ");
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