Performance Management
Frameworks for setting expectations, evaluating contribution, and improving performance with more consistency and fairness.
Recommended Frameworks
SMART Goal Framework: Turning Vague Ideas into Actionable Success
Turning vague intentions into clear, achievable goals.
GREAT Coaching Model: A Guide to Goal Achievement
Emphasis on timing, ensuring actions are strategically aligned with deadlines for effective goal setting.
SBI Model: Structuring Feedback for Clarity
Deliver objective feedback by separating situation, behavior, and impact.
10-10-10 Meeting Model: How to Run Effective 30-Minute One-on-Ones
Structure 30-minute meetings into focused parts for better feedback.
FAQ
Use one when the challenge involves unclear expectations, inconsistent output, accountability gaps, or the need to assess and improve performance in a more structured way.
It should create clearer standards, more useful feedback, better coaching conversations, and a more reliable link between expectations, behavior, contribution, and development.
Feedback & Coaching focuses on conversation quality and development support. Performance Management is broader and includes goal setting, evaluation, accountability, calibration, and sustained performance improvement.
Waiting until formal reviews to address issues. Good frameworks encourage ongoing clarity and timely intervention rather than delayed judgment.