Performance
Improvement Made Easy
By Barbara Brown, Ph.D.
Even the most highly committed employees want
to know WIIFM: what's in it for me. Rate your ability
to frame and highlight mutual benefits of employee actions:
PART I
Answer Yes (Y) or No (N) to the
following questions:
_____ 1. I know the kind of recognition that is
important to all my employees.
_____ 2. I know the advancement desired by all
my employees.
_____ 3. I know the things all my employees complain
about.
_____ 4. I know the learning needs of all my employees.
_____ 5. I know the strengths of all my employees.
Score: For every No (N) answer, interact
with your employees and learn this information.
PART II
Rate
your answers:
_____
1. I explain to employees how performance is linked to recognition.
_____
2. I explain to employees how performance is linked to advancement.
_____
3. I explain to employees how performance is linked to workplace
improvements.
_____
4. I explain to employees how performance is linked to learning
needs.
_____
5. I explain to employees how performance is linked to broad organizational
goals.
_____
6. I explain to employees how performance is linked to specific
office goals.
_____
7. I explain to employees how performance is linked to bottom-line
results.
Score:
For
every item you rated 3 and above, you are excellent
at clarifying links among people, goals, and performance.
For
every item you rated 2 and below, you need to do more
to clarify these links.
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