We at COD have very often received questions about how to modernize performance management. It derives from an experience of outdated versions of micromanagement, where commands and control have reached their limits. Most of the leaders we have worked with,
Most of us have probably noticed that KPIs tend to complicate cooperation between different departments and create so-called silos. Isolated units that sub-optimize by putting their own goals first without considering the entire company’s best interests. In companies around the
This is not new but if it is true, all leaders must work with this as a given precondition. Naturally at some point almost all leaders acquired a habit of continuously scanning for existing gaps or problems that need to
Strategy – which is dependent on change-oriented co-workers – is a tricky challenge. Many in leadership positions want to succeed by attempting to explain their strategy – in the hope that people can repeat it or, preferably, understand it. None
In organizations today, particularly in the more target oriented, it’s not uncommon that we as leaders see ourselves as responsible of setting the targets, dictating “What to achieve”, but expect our employees to be accountable for and to decide on