Performance management articles
Performance management is about aligning employees and business objectives. We explore ways to develop people so that they can achieve their potential, satisfy their ambitions, and also increase company profits.
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Delegating trust
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There is a huge challenge for many people in allowing others to learn by making mistakes. We know we must trust people to take responsibility for work delegated to them, but how can we be sure critical mistakes are avoided?
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Some people are great, some are OK and some are just terrible – so how do we manage a workforce, division or team comprising all these types – and how do we get the best out of them?
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One of the biggest challenges in UK business at the moment is the fact that business owners almost seem resigned to their fate complaining that the recession is responsible for the current poor state of their business. But surely, this is a bit like complaining that you are wet because it’s raining. How about wearing a raincoat? The actual raincoat...
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Measurement is central to talent management, succession planning, development, recruitment. Every organisation measures its operations and most senior managers know that although there are few ‘perfect’ operational measures, none the less, it is better to use some imperfect measures, and treat the results intelligently, than not measure at all, so...
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The economic slowdown may well cause organisations to rethink their approach to managing performance and careers, which should leave them stronger as the economic cycle picks up again so how can harsh economic conditions breed good management?
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Link your performance management scheme to business objectives and learn how to integrate this at all levels of the business to deliver demonstrable results
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Managing underperformance
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Explore the legal framework and key management strategies when managing underperformance - with a particular focus on capability issues
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Understand what it takes, from both a behavioral and systems perspective, to energise a steady high performance innovation culture
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Organisations are under pressure to become more efficient and more productive in markets where conditions are tough and ever more competitive.
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In our recent work on Corporate Prisoners, we highlighted the risks to organisational performance of people “going through the motions” rather than being truly engaged. For example our research suggests that over 20% of UK employees want to change job in the next 6 months. A proportion of these “escapers” will undoubtedly be putting more energy int...
