Measuring a broad set of standards across the organization seems like a fair way to judge employees’ performance year over year. But Heidi Gardner, distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School, says performance management systems often incentivize employees to scramble to hit their numbers and lose sight of the organizations’ bigger objectives. To boost collab ... Show More
Aug 4
Why Great Turnarounds Start with Culture, Not Strategy
In an era of constant disruption, successful turnarounds require more than a new strategy—they demand a new culture. Dan Schulman, former CEO of PayPal, came out of retirement to tackle the challenge of taking over the helm of Verizon as it entered the AI age. He explains how the ... Show More
32m 56s
Nov 2024
What works—and doesn’t—in performance management
New research reveals what employees find fair, what motivates them to perform, and where many organizations go wrong when it comes to feedback, compensation, and annual ratings and reviews. On this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, talent experts Bryan Hancock and Brooke Weddle s ... Show More
21m 22s
Oct 2023
279: How to Facilitate Effective Performance Management with Projjal Ghatak
Performance management enables employees to learn and grow in service of being and doing their best. It traditionally happens through one-on-ones, weekly meetings, and annual performance reviews. However, for many managers and direct reports, performance management feels like a c ... Show More
31m 3s
Aug 2024
Employee Engagement and Retention Excellence
Lakeisha Robichaux, founder and CEO of HR firm Chief of Minds, joins host Anne Sparaco to discuss the importance of accountability, clear communication, work-life balance, and aligning personal and business values in an organization’s employee engagement strategy. Noting that emp ... Show More
25m 11s
Jun 2024
#317 - How to Lead Sales Managers and Address Underperformance (JD Miller, Kantata)
FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Introduce frontline manager talent pulse meetings involving key stakeholders (yourself, frontline manager, HR partner, and sales ops) to comprehensively review both quantitative and qualitative seller performance data. Maintain frontline manager capacit ... Show More
37m 29s
<h3>Employee Engagement and Retention</h3> <p>🔍 <strong>24%</strong> of inside salespeople are actively seeking new jobs due to <strong>poor compensation plans</strong>, <strong>bad managers</strong>, and lack of <strong>respect and appreciation</strong>, according to a <strong> ... Show More
