The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
–Andrew S. Tanenbaum
So, is job matching an art or a science? Or a little of both? And when you talk to employees about your job matching standard, which one are you talking about?
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Ann Bares
Jul 17th, 2008
Great quote, Frank! It could apply to a lot of areas, including – particularly – performance standards. Unfortunately.
Frank Roche
Jul 17th, 2008
Ann, great point. I always get jumpy when people stand on their “standards.” You’re so right about performance…there are descriptors, but in application it can be something else entirely.