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Halo effect

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, halo effect means: A judgement error in which one favourable impression influences assessments of other, separate qualities.

In Turkish: hale etkisi

How it is used

Use when one strength spills into unrelated ratings; a positive overall assessment is not automatically a halo effect.

Example sentences

  1. The halo effect made an impressive presentation seem like evidence of excellent planning skills.

    Evidence about one visible strength is extended to a different capability.

  2. Separate criteria helped reviewers question a halo effect around the team's most popular member.

    Popularity is prevented from standing in for evidence on every performance dimension.

Common collocations

  • halo effect in appraisal
  • avoid the halo effect
  • appraisalA formal assessment of an employee's work over a period, usually in a meeting with their manager; the word is mainly British for a performance review.
  • data-drivenBased on the analysis of facts and figures rather than on opinion, habit or intuition; used about decisions, company cultures and organisations.

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