I see this largely as an issue of politics vs performance. Managers, acting politically, will blame failures on subordinates or push out top performers who cou

I see this largely as an issue of politics vs performance. Managers, acting politically, will blame failures on subordinates or push out top performers who could prove a threat to their own job security. Formalized performance reviews feed many problems by increasing the amount of politics: - Managers looking to increase headcount might avoid giving feedback to average or below performers. - Stack ranking makes it difficult to recognize multiple good performers and forces you to recognize average performers