{"id":18557,"date":"2026-04-15T10:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hashmicro.com\/my\/blog\/?p=18557"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:41:23","slug":"recency-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hashmicro.com\/my\/blog\/recency-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminating Recency Bias to Build Fair Performance Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
Imagine sitting in a performance review where months of your team’s hard work are erased by one minor mistake made last week. For many HR leaders in Malaysia, this is a daily reality where short term memory dictates career paths and destroys employee morale.<\/p>\n
Memory based reviews often lack credibility, with Gallup reporting only 26% of employees find them accurate and 29% fair.<\/a> SHRM notes these traditional methods encourage recency bias, causing you to favor recent events over an employee\u2019s full year contribution.<\/p>\n You cannot let objective data be erased by a mental shortcut that threatens<\/a> your organizational integrity. By mastering strategies to eliminate recency bias, you will ensure fairness and build a team that trusts your leadership. Read on to discover how to transform your decision making into a data driven powerhouse.<\/p>\n