Leadership & Organisation knowledge cluster

Performance Management, Goals and Incentives

Designed to help CEOs, CHROs, managers, business heads, boards and reward leaders align goals, feedback, evaluation and incentives with the outcomes and behaviours the organisation actually needs.

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This cluster organises 40 practical ways to understand, apply and challenge performance management, goals and incentives.

Designed to help CEOs, CHROs, managers, business heads, boards and reward leaders align goals, feedback, evaluation and incentives with the outcomes and behaviours the organisation actually needs.

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Performance Management

Performance Management: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Goal Setting

Goal Setting: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Performance Expectations

Performance Expectations: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Performance Reviews

Performance Reviews: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Continuous Feedback

Continuous Feedback: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Incentive Alignment

Incentive Alignment: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Individual and Team Performance

Individual and Team Performance: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Performance Calibration

Performance Calibration: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Underperformance Management

Underperformance Management: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Performance Governance

Performance Governance: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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How-to playbook

How to Design a Performance Management System

How to Design a Performance Management System: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance…

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How-to playbook

How to Set Outcome-Based Goals

How to Set Outcome-Based Goals: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How to Build a Goal Hierarchy

How to Build a Goal Hierarchy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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How-to playbook

How to Improve Performance Reviews

How to Improve Performance Reviews: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Create a Continuous Feedback Rhythm

How to Create a Continuous Feedback Rhythm: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Align Incentives With Strategy

How to Align Incentives With Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How to Calibrate Performance Fairly

How to Calibrate Performance Fairly: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How to Manage Underperformance

How to Manage Underperformance: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How to Connect Team and Individual Goals

How to Connect Team and Individual Goals: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Review Performance Management Effectiveness

How to Review Performance Management Effectiveness: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability,…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Goals That Reward Activity

Goals That Reward Activity: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

The Annual Review Ritual

The Annual Review Ritual: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Incentives That Distort Behaviour

Incentives That Distort Behaviour: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Rating Inflation

Rating Inflation: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Feedback Without Follow-Through

Feedback Without Follow-Through: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Teamwork Expected but Individuals Rewarded

Teamwork Expected but Individuals Rewarded: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Performance Systems Built Around Forms

Performance Systems Built Around Forms: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Why Managers Avoid Underperformance Conversations

Why Managers Avoid Underperformance Conversations: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability,…

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Comparison

Performance Management versus Performance Appraisal

Performance Management versus Performance Appraisal: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability,…

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Comparison

Goal versus KPI

Goal versus KPI: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Comparison

Feedback versus Evaluation

Feedback versus Evaluation: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Comparison

Incentive versus Recognition

Incentive versus Recognition: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Checklist or practical tool

Performance Management Diagnostic

Performance Management Diagnostic: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Checklist or practical tool

Goal Hierarchy Template

Goal Hierarchy Template: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Performance Review Checklist

Performance Review Checklist: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Checklist or practical tool

Incentive Alignment Map

Incentive Alignment Map: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Direct-answer guide

How Often Should Performance Be Reviewed?

How Often Should Performance Be Reviewed?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Should Every Goal Be Measurable?

Should Every Goal Be Measurable?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How Should Team Performance Be Rewarded?

How Should Team Performance Be Rewarded?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Who Owns Performance Management?

Who Owns Performance Management?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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