Yeah-if I recall correctly, Welch's point was not that the system was perfect, but that it was a massive improvement over what they had. It's worth noting that

Yeah-if I recall correctly, Welch's point was not that the system was perfect, but that it was a massive improvement over what they had. It's worth noting that Welch himself almost got fired from GE early in his career-so he knows that performance evaluations aren't 100 just!