Sophia Is a Valued Employee in Your Department

question 51

Essay

Sophia is a valued employee in your department. She is positive and dependable but lacks ambition and has stagnated in her position this year. She also is consistently late on deadlines, although the work she turns in is usually flawless. Choose one of the performance evaluation methods discussed in the chapter and use it to evaluate the three most popular sets of criteria for Sophia. Explain why your evaluation method is strong or weak and how it could be improved.

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Definitions:

Self-perceptions

An individual's awareness and understanding of their own characteristics, emotions, and behaviors.

Ideal

A concept or standard of perfection that is aspired to; often used in the context of goals, values, or qualities that are deemed to be the most desirable.

Ought

A term expressing duty, correctness, or moral obligation, indicating what should be done.

Self-assessment

The process of evaluating one's own thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and abilities, often in relation to personal goals or standards.