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forced ranking

noun

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

An appraisal method that sorts employees into fixed performance tiers, guaranteeing a bottom band regardless of absolute results.

Forced ranking pitted teammates against each other, so we scrapped it after two review cycles.

Similar: stack ranking, rank and yank

Topic: Leadership & management in Business English

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