Performance Insights: From east to west – differences in corporate spirit
Many organizations from around the world present their purposeful identities to the general public by using elements such as vision, mission and value statements.
Good practice in performance management – integrated, systemic and cultural
integrated
Oftentimes I am asked for advice on how to do performance management right. A very relevant question, as it is easier to make mistakes in deploying performance management practices rather than to get it right.
Clarifying terminology and understanding the context of each entity is important in designing good performance architecture that fits its environment and cultural dynamics.
Change management: staying competitive, efficient and innovative
time for change
Change management is a crucial process to employ, when leading an organization from its current state, to its desired future state.
PDCA & PDSA: Philosophy and Performance Management
One of the administrative science domains that feeds Performance Management as a discipline is the quality movement. The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is at the core of the link between the two fields. It has been promoted and used in its current form for over 50 years. However, its roots can be traced back to ancient Greece.
Terms of disengagement: too many rules in the office
In many cases when measuring organizational performance, companies tend to focus solely on the financial perspective, setting objectives such as “Achieve profit growth” (measuring it through $ Gross profit margin, $ Net cash flow, or similar indicators) or “Maintain financial discipline” (measuring it through % Budget variance, # Berry ratio, or others).
