#performance-management

#performance-management

We don't monitor keystrokes. We don't care if someone is building a pitch deck in a café in London or reviewing press targets from their lake house in Wisconsin.

Benchmarking is a systematic process of comparing performance, products, processes, or financial metrics against internal benchmarks, competitive offerings, or broader industry standards.

Amazon is integrating its Leadership Principles into employee evaluations, marking the first time these principles will officially influence performance reviews. This shift aims to reinforce company culture and performance expectations.

The US Office of Personnel Management issued a memo on June 17 announcing sweeping reforms to performance management in the federal government, aiming to address "poor performers".

Judge Massarella emphasized that identifying an employee's weaknesses is crucial for performance improvement. He deemed the feedback about spelling and grammar errors a valid performance critique.

One CDC employee noted, 'Not having to write those emails saves me a little time each week which turns into a little more work done each week.'

The carrot and stick approach, according to Streeting, aims to make NHS executives incentivized to perform better, similarly to successful businesses that reward top talent.

OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, are a goal-setting framework that helps organizations clarify goals and measure performance effectively.

"The comments from the CEO of Meta that he would move out 'low performers' is disrespectful to hard working staff and certainly goes against the spirit if not the redundancy law in this country."

Conduct training needs analysis: Begin by assessing your organization's goals and identifying the skills required to achieve them. Collaborate with department heads to pinpoint gaps in performance.

"If unchecked, incoming traffic can overwhelm services, leading to degraded performance or complete failure. Developing a robust throttling mechanism ensures that requests are handled gracefully, balancing availability with system protection."