Review evaluation standards and how to explain them

When an evaluation lacks acceptance, separate judgments about people, procedures and allocation.

What to compare

Read consistent standards and attention to another person’s position as related but distinct.

1 / 3
Fair standards in Chen Shou’s account
Start with the recorded description of fair evaluation.
A question to follow
Have similar actions been judged by different standards?
2 / 3
Gong Ye Chang: people and evaluation
Read judgments of people cautiously through particular words and actions.
A question to follow
Has a single impression become a judgment of the whole person?
3 / 3
Commentary 10: others’ positions and allocation
Turn to the discussion of reciprocal consideration and allocation.
A question to follow
What remains invisible from the position of the person being evaluated?

Record standards, observed conduct, reasons that can be explained and a way to hear objections.

Do not use historical character judgments to justify a modern personnel system. Check fairness in actual operation.

3 readings
Choose how to compete before committing
Read conditions, objectives and alliances before choosing a price cut or another feature.
3 readings
Connect learning to understanding and checking
When collecting knowledge stalls, distinguish learning, reflection and checking.
3 readings
Decide what to delegate and how to support it
Read these chapters when delegation keeps turning into more instructions.
3 readings
Choose what to change and what to retain
When initiatives and rules keep growing, read through addition, reduction and sequence.
3 readings
Make decisions while keeping unknowns visible
Consider decisions with incomplete information through known facts, unknowns and postponement.
3 readings
Work on a relationship before conflict escalates
Read when disagreement is turning into judgments about a person or a contest to win.
3 readings
Carry work through to a sustainable finish
Distinguish prolonged work, missing support and gaps in completion.

Sources