Think Performance Contribution and See What Happens

     Leadership comes from anywhere in the organization. Leadership is about looking into the future – creating something that you put in place to enhance people’s contribution. Leadership is about co-creating a future where people are allowed to contribute and make a difference. We were working with a client yesterday and much of our conversation centered on their “Performance Management” process. We talked about how people dreaded the first quarter of the fiscal year – because it was “performance management”
     What would happen if we changed how we framed the conversation during the performance review process? My colleague Dr. Barry Stein of Goodmeasure, often talks about “performance management” as time to speak about “performance contribution.” Think about it, how would leadership in organizations be impacted?