How to Measure Performance in the Hybrid Work Experience
I’ve been working with a client that has decided to “throw out” their traditional performance review process. This organization is undergoing a culture shift in response to the collateral effects of the pandemic. They decided to stop grading individual performance in large part because their organization shifted to a hybrid, mostly virtual work environment. The […]
A Ritual for Better OKRs
How You Can Use Consistency to Prime Your Team for Success OKRs experts often say “OKRs are simple, but not simplistic.” But what does it mean?
3 Simple Ways to Improve Collaboration in a Hybrid and Remote Work Experience
Just because the workforce has become decentralized doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice the kind of connection that inspires your people to effectively collaborate and achieve your company’s goals. The employee experience has changed dramatically in recent years. Work is no longer a place as much as it is a process — regardless of where […]
Are There Shortcuts to Creating OKRs?
I heard a terrific story recently about Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century German mathematician. And who isn’t a sucker for a good 18th century German mathematician story?
How to Perform in a Hybrid Work Experience
Continuous Performance Management is a key to success in 2022 and beyond. The move toward remote and hybrid work in recent years has dramatically changed the employee work experience. With many companies permanently adopting hybrid and remote work models, performance review practices need to adapt. Organizations need to understand how to get the most out […]
It’s More Than Just Software: How Commitment to OKRs Maximizes the Power of Your Technology Solution
When John Doerr’s book Measure What Matters stormed into the business world in 2018, many executives rushed to find effective ways to implement the goal-setting methods outlined in the book to help them better execute critical business strategy. Many organizational leaders turned to software to help bring Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) best practices into […]
Develop Leaders and Create Accountability in Remote and Hybrid Teams
Forty-five percent of white-collar workers in the U.S. worked partly or fully remotely at the end of 2021, according to Gallup. And this figure is likely to increase with time. In fact, a survey conducted by Gartner found that 48% of white-collar employers intend to allow people to work remotely to some extent once the […]
What’s DEI Got to Do With Continuous Performance Management? A Lot!
Today, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts matter to employees and are critical to business success. We know, for example, that diverse teams are more innovative and generate higher returns on business outcomes in a 21st century economy. But to fully leverage robust DEI practices, they can’t simply be a stand-alone compliance course; they need […]
OKR U Ready to Win?
My mother was a big fan of TV game shows. As a kid I absorbed a lot of The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, and other programs promising fabulous prizes to the skilled contestants fortunate enough to slap on an oversized name tag and appear on my television for their 15 minutes of fame.
How Implementing Corporate OKRs Makes Continuous Performance Management Even More Effective
With the end of the calendar year approaching, many company executives will be assessing performance from the past year and preparing to set OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for 2022. Sometimes, OKR-setting can be seen as a perfunctory activity. If individuals sit down with their manager once a year to talk about their goals and […]
