As a project manager for a large construction company, tyler decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his work crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did tyler fail to do correctly?

a. communicate the performance standards to the employees so they know what is expected.
b. dismiss the least performing members of the team.
c. establish reasonable performance standards.
d. use the results of his performance appraisal to make decisions.
e. tyler's performance appraisal, according to this vignette, was conducted in an ideal
manner.