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Central Tendency Bias
It occurs when in an appraisal, the rater places the majority of the results of those assessed in the center of the agreed rating scale, without having any relation to reality.
If we saw it graphically, we would see that there would only be a few assessed at the extremes of the table, with very high or low scores.
Also, we have definitions of other types of biases: from Similarity, Memory, Confirmation, Escalation of Commitment and Gender.
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!
