The Economic Times

Performance review: Anupam Mittal says what smart employees are doing and why the system is wrong

Performance review season is here, but Shark Tank judge Anupam Mittal believes the system is broken. He calls it 'sandbagging time' where employees set easy goals. Mittal argues companies link targets, reviews, and incentives too closely. This penalizes ambitious goals and rewards safe ones. He suggests separating targets from evaluations and rewarding stretch goals, not just outcomes.