Expect Performance Congruency between Managers and Reports

If a manager’s primary role is to help their people succeed in the organization, they should be held accountable if their reports are not being successful. Simple performance management – right?

The problem with holding employees themselves solely responsible for their performance is that there are many factors over which employees have little control.

Managers’ and their direct reports’ goals should correlate. If managers are hitting their performance objectives but they have direct reports who are not, or if the manager’s direct reports are hitting their goals but the manager is not, the performance system is not functioning properly.

A CEO’s greatest concern about Performance Management is that it will be too complex. Use congruency to keep thing simple and focused on what matters most – the performance of your people.