For what it's worth, this was common practice in tech in 1999. It's called Topgr...

		jkolko on July 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft employee on stack ranking and its 'most ... For what it's worth, this was common practice in tech in 1999. It's called Topgrading; it was started by Welch at GE. You can read all about it at http://www.amazon.com/Topgrading-Leading-Companies-Coaching-...