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Confirmation bias
It is the tendency to interpret the information that comes to us, in such a way that it validates our way of thinking. For example, when discussing the results of a performance assessment with a person being evaluated, we can make the mistake of focusing on everything that confirms our beliefs about that person, without taking into account the different real nuances in their job performance.
Also, we have definitions of other types of biases: From Similarity, Memory, Central Tendency, Commitment Escalation and Gender bias.
We give you the keys that can affect your rational judgment so that you can participate in a performance assessment process without falling into possible cognitive biases. You will help your collaborators to develop their talent by providing an objective and constructive vision.
Nowadays, with the available technologies, carrying out performance appraisal processes is very simple. But to carry it out effectively, we must reflect on a series of errors into which we can sometimes fall and we must become aware of them in order to avoid them and make our initiative a success!
