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18 wrz 2023 · Microsoft's review process includes a mandate for managers to distribute employees across a scale. Some employees feel the process is essentially "stack ranking," a controversial review...
19 lis 2013 · “No more curve,” said Lisa Brummel, Microsoft’s EVP of HR last week, curtly dismissing Microsoft’s much-derided but iconic practice of ranking each team member on a forced distribution. This...
12 lis 2013 · To the joy of many current and former Microsoft employees, the company announced Tuesday that it’s getting rid of its controversial stack-ranking review system, the practice of ranking...
12 lis 2013 · Microsoft is killing off its controversial stack-ranking system today. While it could be viewed as an internal change that won’t affect consumers directly, it will have a broad effect on...
5 sty 2023 · Pioneered by General Electric’s CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s, stack ranking, also known as forced distribution, is an approach to talent management where employees are ranked on a bell curve as exemplary, meeting expectations, or in need of improvement.“Typical distribution is 15/70/15% but can vary,” explained Tim Toterhi, CHRO at ...
Stack ranking contributed to Microsoft’s lost decade by forcing a distribution of team members on a bell curve. This hindered innovation, created a cutthroat culture, and negatively affected employee engagement and motivation, leading to talent retention challenges.
