Performance Management

(Good) Measurement + (Quality) Feedback = Peak Performance

Managing performance means measuring the important parts of people's work and giving them quality feedback so they can set priorities and discover strategies to grow. It means re-connecting people with the "big picture" and showing them how their work contributes.

A good performance management system...

Asks people what is important. People don't want to be evaluated on things that they don't value.
Measures things that people can control. People can't change things that are outside of their individual influence.
Outlines clear expectations. People can't meet expectations when they don't know what they are.
Provides people with frequent feedback, so they know how well they are doing the important things.
Views performance as a process. When people are growth-focused, they develop more creative strategies.

The theme? Good performance management focuses on the people it is designed to manage.

Evidence-Based Effectiveness

Our evidence-based measurement and feedback methods help our clients measure the important things and measure them well. Strategy-based feedback helps teams decide where to focus for maximum impact, while a single-index "score" provides an easy-to-understand indicator of overall effectiveness.

Our approach gets you meaningful, tangible results in the form of:

Motivated, connected, and invested employees
Collaborative, high-performing teams
High-quality cross-level communication
Increased productivity, resource allocation, and capacity
Improved staff attendance, stress levels, and retention rates

Learn about the theory and research behind our Performance Management methods.

Get Invested

Project: INVEST – our approach to Performance Management with Teachers & School Leaders – builds collective responsibility within schools and across school districts.

Find out more about Project: INVEST.