Are performance appraisals truly beneficial?

Think about everything that performance appraisals can achieve and contribute to when they are properly managed, for example:

• performance measurement - transparent, short, medium and long term
• clarifying, defining, redefining priorities and objectives
• motivation through agreeing helpful aims and targets
• motivation though achievement and feedback
• training needs and learning desires - assessment and agreement
• identification of personal strengths and direction - including unused hidden strengths
• career and succession planning - personal and organisational
• team roles clarification and team building
• appraisee and manager mutual awareness, understanding and relationship
• resolving confusions and misunderstandings
• counselling and feedback
• manager development - all good managers should be able to conduct appraisals well - it's a fundamental process
• the list goes on..