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How to appraise experts

How to appraise experts

“No-one can appraise me because no-one knows as much about - (fill in specialist subject)  - as I do”  For many people managing a highly educated, expert workforce, this comment may be unspoken but it pervades the atmosphere of every conversation about performance. 

Managing the performance of someone who is considerably more expert in an area than you are can be an unnerving experience.  From academics to accountants, from bankers to barristers, from software scientists to neurosurgeons – experts come in all shapes and sizes, but crucially, their expertise does not automatically make them high performing.

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