For all of the good points made in the article, the suggested fix is very weak. I am not a fan of performance management as described in the article. You end up

For all of the good points made in the article, the suggested fix is very weak. I am not a fan of performance management as described in the article. You end up sacrificing teamwork. Depending on how much money is at stake you will see all kinds of toxic behavior. On the other hand if you don't aggressively send signals for poor performers you are left with a bunch of unmotivated people. One of the better ways I've seen it work is to reward employees through quarterly bonuses depending on their performance. You'll quickly know where you stand in your boss's and organization's eyes.