Say goodbye to the ticksheets - improving performance management

Traditional performance management systems should be scrapped in favour of a holistic approach to improving individual and organisational performance, according to new research from Cirrus.

The research found a number of shared challenges across the businesses interviewed, including the need to focus on on-going conversation-focused approaches, and to develop the capability of managers to have these conversations; how to embed intrinsic motivational aspects into the goal-setting process; and how to eliminate the subjectivity of traditional ratings mechanisms.

The report also cited a widespread desire to move away from rigid systems that rely on bureaucracy and box ticking, and moving towards a more flexible model that encourages more regular and ad-hoc performance conversations.

Nadine Smart, Head of Talent at Cirrus and co-author of the report, spoke to us about the research.