Tag Archives: all wrong

I am totally negative

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

I am relentlessly negative about all of the following -Targets -Plans -Best practice -Benchmarking -Strategic awaydays -Strategic plans -Strategic anythings -Performance appraisals -Service Standards -Scrums (outside of a rugby game) -Trendlines -Assessments for access to services -Policies -Target operating models … Continue reading →

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Three Reasons Why National Customer Service Week Is Rubbish! Again!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

Balloons! Oh Christ no…..that means it’s National Customer Service Week! Again! As this mistake is repeated every year, I’ve decided to start repeating the exact same blog post I first did two years ago. So, here again is Three Reasons Why … Continue reading →

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7 ways to do the Vanguard Method all wrong

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Read this first. It was very popular and there’s marbles in it. If you’re too lazy here’s a summary: I went to the executive leadership team, I talked to them about something that started with studying demand and eventually led to huge … Continue reading →

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Mordecai and Rigby clear up a few common misconceptions

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

Performance Management doesn’t manage performance. Distance from the work doesn’t provide senior leaders with a strategic view. Distance provides distance. Signing off reports does not ensure quality. It ensures they are slightly worse. Not doing the right thing because “we’ve … Continue reading →

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How to spot a performance management

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

I work in performance in the public sector. I believe in my line of work. I think helping people learn how to understand work using data is useful and important. But I don’t think that everything that happens in my … Continue reading →

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Saving the world through typing

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

As you read this lots of keen, dedicated young men and women are improving the world through typing. They think it will. If they didn’t, typing as a job would be silly wouldn’t it? The job of “typist” disappeared along … Continue reading →

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Litmus test

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Here is a litmus test. Read this link from Bloomberg Businessweek.  What do you think when you read: “I wanted a happy culture. So I fired all the unhappy people.”  “If you want an innovative team, you simply can’t include victims. Fire … Continue reading →

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