Managing performance: The right approach

In the first of two articles examining performance, John Pope looks at how to take the right approach and overcome any barriers to effective performance management.

There must be many ways of getting high performance in an organisation. Excluding slavery and overseers with whips, I believe that there are two aspects which are important - having the right culture, and having people who continually strive to improve their performance. A strong culture creates the conditions which encourage people to produce the results.