Colby is Renee's supervisor and is preparing her annual performance appraisal. Although Renee has missed several work deadlines over the past few months, Colby is impressed with Renee because she is very enthusiastic about her job, has a very positive personality and is well-liked by her coworkers, and has an impeccable style and always dresses very professionally. Because of this, Colby gave Renee high marks across the board on her performance appraisal. What performance evaluation error did Colby succumb to?

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The halo effect occurs when an evaluator allows one positive aspect of an individual's performance or personality to influence their judgment of all other aspects of the individual's performance. In this case, Colby allowed Renee's enthusiasm, positive personality, popularity, and professional appearance to overshadow her missed deadlines, leading to an inaccurately high performance appraisal.

Colby Is Renee's Supervisor and Is Preparing Her Annual Performance