Last week I wrote about the self-appraisal, its purpose and primary benefits. This week we move onto manager appraisals. As is usually the case with annual processes that are not directly linked to frontline business activity, they can often feel like a chore. The deadlines are arbitrary, the documentation and training are formulaic and the experience usually sub-optimal. I want to change the thinking around this. None of what follows is new, but I believe that if we focus on what drives value in an organization, the incentives to actively engage with the appraisal process should increase.