Goals: Are goals the only way (or even the best way) to motivate high performance? Give way to alternatives on your journey to Agile Performance Management 12 May 2019 David-Perks Agile Performance Management, The Journey (1) Goal setting has been the de facto standard for motivating high performance. Consultants and traditionalists advocate SMART goals, and startups favour the variant of Objective and Key Results (OKR's) made famous by Google. What if you've found goals don't inspire your people, or you've found goals are the predominant cause of stress in your workplace? Are there alternatives to goals and how can people do their best work without goals? We propose 2 alternatives. [More]
Measuring Culture: How does recognition fit in? 11 July 2018 David-Perks (0) How can cultural rituals be inclusive and equally relevant throughout an organisation so that each event is a positive reflection of culture?Digital rather than in-situ rituals could be the leveller. [More]
A proposal to rebuild trust of Australian Banks following the Royal Commission 29 April 2018 David-Perks (0) The Royal Commission into Australian Banks has revealed some pretty unscrupulous behaviour and already CEO heads have rolled, but what can banks now do to re-establish trust with customers who will need to see a return to values to believe it? We believe review of individual employee performance based on customer experience can play a significant role in driving accountability. [More]
Anonymised Feedback: Empowering employees to use their voice safely by withholding identity 02 March 2018 David-Perks Agile Performance Management, Product Announcements (1) Recent revelations about poor leadership behaviour powered by the #metoo movement are highlighting that despite policies, procedures and culture, employees still do not feel totally safe to share their observations, concerns and stories of unacceptable or downright abusive treatment without fear of reprisal. What can be done to change this? [More]