Month: September 2021

Performance Management: The Next Shift

Do you have a performance management team at your business? It has been proven that teamwork is a beneficial part of businesses. So much more can be accomplished when people are working as a team to accomplish a goal. Some businesses design specific awards for teams that performed the best each month. That is to give motivation to the employees.

What Is Performance Management?

Performance management is what it sounds like. The management of performance that’s accomplished within the business. It is the process of teams working together to accomplish one main goal.

The type of business that you are running will determine the strategies that you take. Also, the ultimate goal will help to decide the steps you take to enhance your performance. When you have a performance management team, it can make a world of difference. Some of the steps that could be beneficial to take are listed below.

1. Planning

By making a plan, you are taking the first step to success. It is hard to achieve a big goal when you don’t have a good plan in place. Break it down to monthly or weekly goals to meet.

A good plan and realistic expectations will help to encourage the employees to stay on track. Make sure your ultimate goal is clearly stated. Everyone needs to understand what their jobs are.

2. Monitoring

The progress that is being made should be monitored and talked about often. To keep everyone on the same page and working at a good pace. Make a plan to review yearly goals with your employees. This should be done monthly.

You can even have short talks and check-in times to make sure everyone is staying on track. This will give you a chance to revamp different areas if needed.

3. Reviewing

It is important to have routine meetings to check on the status of your goals. If you do not keep these types of things fresh in people’s minds, they can be overlooked. This also gives the teams a chance to see where you are and how much further you need to go.

4. Rewarding

To motivate your employees to have the same drive as you do, there needs to be some incentives. It does not need to be anything huge, but enough to give them the motivation that they need to succeed. When they have a goal to meet, they will work harder to achieve it.

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Gary Brunson
gary@myclearfocus.com

Debra Rider
debra@myclearfocus.com

574.361.2674

Sustainable Growth & Profit Consultant, Coach, Mentor and Counselor/Therapist for Business Owners and Professionals.

Remote Work: 3 Important Questions

The pandemic changed a lot of things for many businesses. Many people began working from home, which was a new concept for a lot of them. This also showed many businesses how much they can accomplish while working from home. There are a large number that has realized they don’t need to have as many people working on location anymore.

Benefits Of Remote Working

Many of the people who began working have seen that it works well for them. You have to have a new mindset and level of focus to make it a doable task. There are boundaries and rules that you need to set for yourself to make sure you stay on track.

It opens a whole new level of freedom and flexibility when you work from home. There are a variety of businesses that are choosing to stay remote even when the pandemic resolves. They have realized that it works very well for them.

3 Important Questions:

Are you considering taking your business strictly remote? Or even leaving a percentage of it that way? There are some questions to ask yourself.

1. What Activities Should Be Remote?

In a remote and social distancing world, it has made many tasks difficult. Not every task that someone does for their job can be done from a remote location. That is why a clear understanding of what can be done remotely and what can’t will need to be outlined.

This is where companies will need to decide how to help this employee work from home. There could be a rotation of days that they report to the office to accomplish the jobs they can’t do remotely. That way they are not full time remote.

2. How Will This Work?

Decide what all employees need to make this job function as best as possible from home. When you make sure that they are equipped with everything they need, it will be able to work more efficiently. There may be some training that is needed to help the employees. It can feel alienating to work from home, so doing what you can to involve remote workers is important.

3. What Do Employees Need?

All jobs are different and may require different materials to be able to work from home. Some people may only need a computer and internet, while there may be more involved for other jobs. Employees will need to find a good place at their home where they can concentrate and stay focused.

We would love to hear your comments on this article or any of our latest articles.

Gary Brunson
gary@myclearfocus.com

Debra Rider
debra@myclearfocus.com

574.361.2674

Sustainable Growth & Profit Consultant, Coach, Mentor and Counselor/Therapist for Business Owners and Professionals.