What’s holding back your organization?

What do you need to do to improve performance? The roots of poor performance usually fall into one or more of the following categories or causes:

GOALS

• need clearer definition
• need to be related more closely to the current situation
• need to be more widely shared, understood and accepted

FOCUS

• too many priorities
• too little attention on the top priorities
• too many people off on different tangents

MEASUREMENT

• no clear targets
• little or no involvement in setting progressive targets
• data overload; too much data
• data measurement not accurately gauging performance against goals or priorities

COMMUNICATION

• too crisis based
• too little attention paid to graphs and charts
• too little discussion or accountability on top priorities
• limited measures of performance
• front line workforce not aware of goals or priorities

INNOVATION

• need for more ideas from the front line
• need for improving process for capturing and implementing ideas
• need for special work teams targeting specific improvement opportunities

COACHING/LEADERSHIP

• leaders who are overworked and focus too much on crises
• leaders who could be more effective developing their people
• leaders who tolerate poor performance
• leaders who aren’t helping their team win