6-Month Appraisals? Not Often Enough, Say Some Readers

6-Month Appraisals? Not Often Enough, Say Some Readershttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/07/25/Epinions_Performance_Appraisal_Evaluation_Timing_Six_Month_Readers_Talkback.aspxToday, readers talk back. Many agreed with CEO Bob Brady's comments on the virtues of more frequent performance appraisals, although three readers don't think every 6 months is often enough. We present a sampling of reader responses.en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Debug Build: 60217.2664)re: 6-Month Appraisals? Not Often Enough, Say Some Readershttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/07/25/Epinions_Performance_Appraisal_Evaluation_Timing_Six_Month_Readers_Talkback.aspx#1052Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:01:18 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:1052Geoff WarnockSomething missing in much of the discussion on evaluations needs to be addressed. 1. How many people are working for the manager? If the ratio is 1 manager to 50 subordinates, the evaluation process & frequency itself will different with 1 managerre: 6-Month Appraisals? Not Often Enough, Say Some Readershttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/07/25/Epinions_Performance_Appraisal_Evaluation_Timing_Six_Month_Readers_Talkback.aspx#1053Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:12:43 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:1053Nik NikkelRemember that kids' game where you blindfolded someone, turned them around several times and then "helped" them find something by yelling "you're hot" or "you're cold"?  What a fun game that would have been had you only