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PERFORMANCE-CALIBRATION5 MIN READ

Walk the Slipping Standard

Decide how to calibrate fairly when expectations shifted mid-cycle.

The tension Tariq met the written handoff target, but the VP introduced a stricter enterprise bar mid-cycle. The room must avoid both hidden-standard punishment and business-reality denial. Decision rule Timeline before rating When expectations shift, ask what was communicated, when it changed, and whether the employee had a fair chance to adapt. Shortcut Rate against today's bar as if it always existed. A defensible rating and an explicit next-cycle bar Do not rate people against expectations they could not reasonably know. 01 Find the standard 02 Check communication 03 Now you try Step 1 The packet has the original target…

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