Name Rater Bias Before the Room
Identify halo, horn, recency, leniency, and central-tendency bias in calibration prep.
The reframe: a bias label is a question mark, not a verdict on the manager. Halo and Horn Halo lets one strength lift unrelated categories. Horn lets one miss pull down the whole person. Both replace a mixed evidence pattern with a simpler story. Recency Recency bias makes the latest event feel more representative than the whole cycle. Calibration should force the evidence window open again: what happened across the period, not just what happened last. Rating-Style Bias Some managers are naturally lenient, severe, or middle-clustering. Calibration should compare not only employees, but also manager rating patterns. The question is…
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