Performance Management: This is the supposedly value-free title given to the practice of getting the very best out of everyone in the organisation. Setting clear objectives, monitoring and appraising through pre-defined indicators and rewarding or correcting where necessary.
Except it’s not value free, or certainly not preconception free, is it? It might be based on excellent intentions but all too often it is taken as a loaded gun – the start of bad stuff coming.
It is our assertion that many companies neglect to take account of the cultural aspects of work life, ignoring human relationships and leaving individual fulfilment to chance. By ignoring people’s fundamental need to contribute, be recognised and form part of a community, organisations are treating staff merely as a resource for capital gain.
This in turn creates an environment of survivalism and fear (don’t put a foot out of line) or inertia (keep my head down and I’ll get along). Neither of these limiting mindsets produces any discretionary effort or maximises performance output. By explicitly fostering CCR in an organisation, individuals are able to bring the environment to life.
We show how better places to work can also be much more productive workplaces.
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