How transparent and consistent this system is across your company is the key to your success. For instance, if you have a sales professional you would have grading’s for things like Sales vs target, then you would have a scale within that grading, such as; a 1-5 scale 1- Not achieving- 80% or new starter 2- Competent but underachieving- 90% 3- Satisfactory- 100% 4- Highly Competent- 105% of target 5- Excelling- 110% of target Transparently measuring Behavioural parameters are key to an engaged workforce 1-5 scale to keep it consistent with metrics; 1- Not achieving- not able to demonstrate or new starter 2- Competent but underachieving- Attempted but not consistent 3- Satisfactory- Regularly works with others across the business in a supportive way 4- Highly Competent- Has gone beyond the call of duty to display 5- Excelling- Regularly goes above and beyond to work with others and ensure their success 2 key points need to be included when these scales are rated, to ensure you can remove bias and nurture your people, these are; 1- How the top performers are selected 2- How the leadership team jointly participates in this selection even though they may be in other areas. A fair and robust system allows you to easily demonstrate to your people where they can focus to target their career growth, without resentment or negativity arising. In fact it makes the whole conversation much easier, than not having a system in place. Subscribe for free to the entire season of Engaging Your People for Success Subscribe Most businesses and leaders need help to really see this key area with ‘fresh eyes’. If you have reached this point do contact me directly at [email protected] for a free no obligation discussion of just where you are and how we may be able to help. Tags; strategy and culture, aligning culture and strategy, strategy implementation, strategy vs culture, culture and strategy, business strategy, strategic planning, strategy software, humantelligence alignment, organizational culture, cultural change, strategy cascade, strategy, culture, align team goals, objectives, technology, people, training, continuous improvement