Description (Although the term “performance” is conventionally used in literature about management, some people might have an averse reaction to that term. For them, they might use the term “effectiveness” instead.) Many of us have worked in groups where all of the members were focused on the same goals — they were teams. If a …
Overview of Team Performance Management: Guidelines and Resources Read More »
Guidelines for Initial Implementation The activities in performance management guidelines for application are a recurring cycle of highly integratedactivities. Over time, they occur as a very meaningful conversation among leadersin the organization. The styles in conducting the activities range from implicitand unfolding to explicit and well-planned, depending on the culture of theorganization, the complexity of …
Performance Management Guidelines for Applications Read More »
Approaches to Developing Team Performance Plan Remember that the following activities are cyclical and highly integrated with the performance appraisal and performance development phases, and all of them should be highly customized to your organization. Be sure to see Guidelines for Implementation and Evaluation. 1. Review the organization’s preferred goals for the next year and associate preferred organizational results in terms …
Team Performance Management: Performance Planning Phase Read More »
Approaches to Team Development Planning As in our descriptions of the performance planning and performance appraisalphases, we will continue with our example of the IT Department. So at this pointin our example, a performance plan and the performance appraisal activitieshave already been conducted by the supervisor of the team. 13. If performance does not meet desired …
Team Performance Management: Development (Improvement) Planning Phase Read More »
Approaches to Doing Team Performance Appraisal As in our description of team performance planning, we will continue with our example of the IT Department. So at this point in our example, a performance plan has already been developed for the team. 9. Conduct ongoing observations and measurements to track performance.The team’s supervisor would monitor the percentage …
Team Performance Management: Performance Appraisal / Evaluation Phase Read More »
Do Your Gathering a Group or a Team? © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD This might seem like a silly question, but it is not. Gatherings of less than 10-12 people are considered by organizational development consultants to be a small group. Information in this section is most useful for forming and facilitating small groups of …
Group Dynamics: Basic Nature of Groups and How They Develop Read More »
The reader might best be served to first read the topic the Group Dynamics to understand the basic nature of most groups, their typical stages of development and how to support groups to evolve through the early stages. That understanding, along with the guidelines in the following resources, helps the chair or facilitator of the team to …
Guidelines to Conduct Discussion Groups Note that the reader might best be served to first read the topic Group Dynamics to understand the basic nature of most groups and their typical stages of development. (It’s not clear at this time if online groups have similar nature and stages.) Typical Purpose of a Discussion Group The purpose of …
(In this Part 1 of 2, we will describe group coaching. In Part 2, we will describe some basic considerations in developing a group coaching application.) Group coaching is used much more often now because it often can achieve more impact, more quickly and at lower cost. Group coaching leverages the untapped wisdom, support and …
What is Group Coaching? How Do You Develop It ? (Part 1 of 2) Read More »
Overview of Large-Scale Interventions The field of Organization Development sees large-scale organizational change as being across most or all of an organization. However, with the recent focus on transformational — fundamental and radical — change, practitioners often refer to large-scale interventions as means to accomplish transformational change. Types of large-scale interventions are also referred to …
Large-Scale Interventions for Organizational Change Read More »