First, generic critical elements and standards are used to rate individual performance. Then, top-level management determines the organization's rating by assessing ASO's accomplishment of its corporate strategies. Finally, supervisors compare individual accomplishment on common team elements to the organization's rating. Ratings of record are determined by combining both the individual's AND the organization's performance rating. Although ratings of record for team members rarely exceed the rating of the organization, individual ratings have on occasion been lower, based on the supervisor's rating on individual accomplishment.
Poor performance is dealt with at the team level, and, to date, no formal actions have been needed.
On occasion, team members are moved within the organization. Employees favor the emphasis on group goals and team members have expressed satisfaction with this appraisal process. Other Team-Focused Appraisal Approaches . Other organizations are also using team-focused appraisal approaches that emphasize team performance while still recognizing individual performance. Among the many areas that the seventeen self-managing teams were given responsibility for is performance appraisal.