Category Archives: Performance Management

Eliminate Cognitive Friction to Maximize Human Performance

Daniel Burrus — October 4, 2018 Follow @DanielBurrus — October 4, 2018 Improving cognitive performance is a strategic imperative for anticipatory leaders. Yet, cognitive performance slows down due to cognitive friction. Cognitive friction occurs when professionals can’t think through uncertainties clearly in their minds. These uncertainties include: risks opportunities outcomes consequences implications impact causations causes … Continue reading Eliminate Cognitive Friction to Maximize Human Performance →

Why You Should Prioritize Learning Over Performance

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Personal Branding Blog — May 23, 2018 — May 23, 2018 Pixabay Standards set the bar for achievement, and in business, that bar raises and shifts position. No wonder professionals often burnout — they’re competing in a rat race, never making it out of the maze. Work culture must move from a focus on performance … Continue reading Why You Should Prioritize Learning Over Performance →

Reconstructing Performance Management for Both the Employee and the Company

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Zachary Chertok — April 14, 2018 — April 14, 2018 In 2017, Aberdeen found that 64% of Best-in-Class companies (the top 20% of performers as defined by Aberdeen’s Best-in-Class research methodology) distrusted traditional performance reviews. This sets the tone for a major challenge facing organizations today: Traditional performance reviews are hindering employee growth, productivity, and … Continue reading Reconstructing Performance Management for Both the Employee and the Company →

Addressing Performance Issues

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Dave Brock — March 26, 2018 Follow @davidabrock— March 26, 2018 Managers are responsible for maximizing the performance of the people on their team. It seems such a simple and obvious observation, but one that doesn’t seem to be executed. Many managers struggle with understanding this, some retort, “My job is to make the numbers!” … Continue reading Addressing Performance Issues →

The Formula to Performance Management Success

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Michael Heller — February 7, 2018 — February 7, 2018 Performance management can be a tricky aspect to conquer. In a survey by Deloitte, 75% of respondents believed performance management was a key issue in their organization, and 89% were either in the process of changing their system, or were planning to do so within … Continue reading The Formula to Performance Management Success →

Financial Benefits from Proper Performance Management

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Michael Heller — January 10, 2018 — January 10, 2018 geralt / Pixabay We all like to think we are doing an unbelievable job when it comes to performance management, heck some might pat themselves on the back just for making it through all the annual reviews they have to do. Unfortunately, research is showing … Continue reading Financial Benefits from Proper Performance Management →

Settling For Non-Performance

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Dave Brock — December 20, 2017 Follow @davidabrock — December 20, 2017 Free-Photos / Pixabay How often do we settle for non performance? Recently, I was speaking with a colleague. We were talking about a client of his. The CEO was struggling to grow the company. As they started discussing the people on the team, … Continue reading Settling For Non-Performance →

How to Keep Your People from Getting Poached

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Dusti Arab — December 6, 2017 — December 6, 2017 Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Have you found yourself relying on the performance of a star employee? It’s the sales rockstar who always crushes their goal. It’s the marketer who creates viral blog posts in their sleep. It’s the assistant who runs your schedule (and by proxy, … Continue reading How to Keep Your People from Getting Poached →

Driving a High Performance Team: What It Means & How to Achieve It

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Jessica Waters Davis — November 14, 2017 — November 14, 2017 rawpixel / Pixabay I admit it—I’m not a huge basketball fan. But as a manager, a coach, and a San Francisco resident, I can’t help but want to unpack the success of the Golden State Warriors over these last few years. Let’s face it, … Continue reading Driving a High Performance Team: What It Means & How to Achieve It →

Building Core Values Into Your Performance Management Process

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Michael Heller — September 11, 2017 — September 11, 2017 blickpixel / Pixabay Performance management, reviews, and evaluations often get a bad wrap. Only 55% of employees feel that performance appraisals are effective. But, it doesn’t have to be just filling out a paper and talking awkwardly with employees you only see a few times … Continue reading Building Core Values Into Your Performance Management Process →