There's a double-edged sword high performers face at work, and it's costing employers their talent

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Good feedback is vital for retaining top performers, though they are the ones who aren't getting it (stock image).

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I was put on an unfair PIP by my toxic manager. Here's how I fought it and went on to get promoted.

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Keeping receipts and querying the validity of a PIP helped this worker keep their job and get promoted.

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McKinsey's 'unsatisfactory' performance warning for 3,000 workers is the latest bad news for big consulting companies

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McKinsey & Co. is among several top consulting firms coming off a pandemic boom.

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Jack Dorsey is getting rid of annual reviews and PIPs at Block. I asked our workplace correspondent if it's a trend.

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Jack Dorsey is getting rid of annual performance reviews and performance-improvement plans, or PIPs, at his company, Block.

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Wall Street banks want AI to write performance reviews

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New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.

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Bridgewater's employee-rating system tracked even the lowest-paid workers — who could get dinged if the office ran out of soda, a book says

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater in 1975. His tactics for managing his staff are the subject of a new book called "The Fund."

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