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Stacey Barr is the Performance Measure Specialist, helping people to stay focused on the results that make their business survive and thrive for the long term.
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4 Keys to Cascading Company Kpis to IndividualsIf safety, customer loyalty, cost reduction and innovation are important goals for the company, does that mean they are important goals for EVERYONE in the company? Should personal scorecards be "mini-me" versions of the corporate scorecard? 5 Powerful Performance Review QuestionsPersonal performance review conversations are not everyone's favourite time of year. In fact, for some, it can be the worst experience of being a manager. And we all know how staff usually feel about it! 5 Reasons Why Rewarding Staff for Performance FailsIt's got to be one of the most stressful aspects to running a small business - fairly rewarding staff for their performance. Often these problems occur because businesses haven't set up the right foundation for performance pay. If you're thinking about starting to pay staff for performance, or you're having problems with how you're doing it already, it's important to be aware of these five reasons why it can fail. Are You a Strong Performance Culture Leader?How well do you fare as a leader of performance culture change in your organisation? Take this quick self-assessment, and see if there's something you can start doing from today, that will start building your organisation's buy-in and commitment to measuring and improving performance henceforth. 5 Powerful Financial MeasuresIf you take your business seriously, you'll already be using balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements quarterly or annually to get that big picture view of how your business is going. But there are a few financial performance measures that are worth giving more regular attention to - at least monthly, and possibly even more frequently. How to Bid a Performance Measurement Farewell?There are a few reasons why you may have performance measures you just don't need anymore. In any case, you may feel uncertain about what to do with the measures you no longer need. The idea of just throwing them out entirely might feel liberating, or it might feel a bit rash. But throwing them away is just one option. Are You Too Busy not to Measure?"We think performance measures are important, yes, but we just don't have the time for it!" You'll never hear these words uttered in a business or organisation that is truly successful. And that's because success depends on being able to make measurable progress toward your goals. It's not an accident. Three Measures of Personal ProductivityMost of the talk about performance measures is how they are applied to monitor the performance of an organisation, a business, staff, a project, or a process. But have you ever used performance measures for your own personal performance? Personal productivity is something we all have to deal with, particularly when there are personal goals we're striving for. So here's a handful of measures, over which you might like to ponder with the question "would it be useful for me to know this?" 13 Things You Can't Do Without MeasuresMeasuring performance carries a stigma of being boring, threatening & difficult to do in a meaningful way. Often these perceptions can be enough to stop people from measuring & even clichés like "you can't manage what you don't measure" don't have enough bite to get people to do it. If you or any of your colleagues need some convincing about the benefits of measuring performance, consider these 13 compelling reasons as you think about 1 of the goals you've struggled to achieve up to now. De-weasel Your StrategyThe language we use is communicating less & less meaning. In his 2 books, author Don Watson describes how business, politics, schools etc, are choosing to use "weasel words" to communicate their organisation's purpose, intentions, goals, products, services & performance. The implication for performance measurement? They say you can't manage what you don't measure, but before this becomes a relevant cliché to quip, ask yourself how you can even measure what you don't truly understand.
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