We’re talking about Succession Planning and so is Gautam Ghosh: The Art of Performance Management
He thinks that “organizational systems capture performance goals that are related to today’s role, and not tomorrow’s,” but he’s wrong. Workforce Performance Management, when done right, can in fact not only identify and promote the skills or, as we call them, competencies that companies need for the future – but can also capture their manager’s perspectives to directly affect the succession process. We’re seeing that done every day with our solution, and if he’s interested, we can show him how, too.
September 19th, 2005 at 2:09 am
Hi Max
I wasn’t talking about a specific system, but generic organizational systems (tools or no tools!)
I feel that all tools are still subservient to the people using them, and the tough part of using these evolved tools is to evolve and change mindsets of people who use them
regards
Gautam
September 19th, 2005 at 5:29 pm
Gautam – Fair enough, and I happen to agree with you on that point. Changing behaviors in any venue is a monumental challenge. Interestingly, I’ve found that the systems themselves can in fact shape the humans that use them. Once the initial learning curve is overcome, people adapt to (or revolt against)the processes built into the systems – regardless of type.