What does it take to be an ‘Outstanding Performance Manager’?
Earlier this year, we carried out our annual Performance Management Survey, asking over 300 organisations to take part and share their specific challenges in driving and managing performance. Nearly a quarter of those we surveyed felt that their organisation was “poor” when it came to driving and managing performance, whilst only 5% considered it to [...]
Read More»Can Global Edge methods reverse the trend? (XpertHR blog)
Industry leading journalist Charlotte Woolfe from XpertHR recently attended the recent Global Edge Insights Forum at the Museum of London. In a recent XpertHR survey 73% of organisations saw the lack of competence and confidence of their line managers as the main barrier to successful management of employee performance. Charlotte writes that…”Whilst it seems that this problem has [...]
Read More»Insights Forum: 20th November 2012
On 20th November 2012, we hosted a very different type of Insights Forum. No guest speakers…. but a chance for attendees to have ‘first hand’ experience of our Outstanding Performance Manager programme and see (for themselves) how it is the most advanced behavioural Performance Management Programme on the marketplace right now: It delivers real and quantifiable ROI [...]
Read More»Insights Forum: 18th September 2012
We were delighted to welcome leaders from over 20 organisations who attended our first Insights Forum in the series ‘Building a Performance Advantage’ . These included KPMG, Pentland Brands, Waitrose, Icon Live, Lloyds Banking Group and Fitness First to name just a few. The presentations from BBC Worldwide and Network Rail were very well received [...]
Read More»Global Edge 2012 Performance Management Survey
Earlier this year, we carried out our annual Performance Management Survey, asking over 300 organisations to take part and share their specific challenges in driving and managing performance. Nearly a quarter of those we surveyed felt that their organisation was “poor” when it came to driving and managing performance, whilst only 5% considered it to [...]
Read More»Recent Research: 82% of organisations feel they manage performance ineffectively
- At July 11, 2012
- By Jeff Benveniste
Global Edge recently contributed to the latest XpertHR Survey which examines the extent of underperformance within organisations and its underlying causes, and identifies the most effective ways to tackle the issue. The results demonstrate that the issue of underperformance continues to be wide-spread within organisations and the extent of this concern has changed very little since 2008. [...]
Read More»Creating a sustainable performance advantage in this tough new world
- At May 29, 2012
- By Jeff Benveniste
The Global business environment has undergone a profound transformation and the competitive landscape that lies ahead will be very different from the one we left behind. Europe is still going through turmoil, the banking crisis is still headline news and uncertainty and caution is still one of the first things on our minds when making [...]
Read More»Global Edge Survey on Management of Performance
In a recent Global Edge survey, we asked 180 employees at different levels across 21 organisations to rate how their companies manage performance. One startling result was that .. 82% felt their company managed the performance of their staff, at all levels, ineffectively, if at all The key issues people shared were as follows: People don’t like (or in many [...]
Read More»Giving Feedback Internationally
In our experience, the Performance Appraisal System that so many organisations employ these days is outdated and rarely works. Typically, this includes the on-line system, process and form filling that needs to be completed and submitted to HR or line managers. At best the appraisal system helps to ‘manage’ performance but has minimal impact on [...]
Read More»Communication is a two-way street, so is performance
We have a unique approach to developing performance. We call it the Performance Conversation, and it underpins everything we do. We invite you to share our vision. Performance management is notoriously difficult to co-ordinate, especially on a global scale. Our straightforward approach allows you to apply a consistent model across all territories – one that [...]
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