Sven’s Excellent Performance Management Adventure

Further evidence that, like, the process rocks.

If the following (heavily edited) excerpts do not show the kind of helpful commonsense wisdom that deserves to be enshrined as holy writ, I don't know what does. (Insert snarky epithet here.) I see Little Blue Books of "sayings" selling like hotcakes in the chain bookstores of America. I see group meetings in church basements across this great land, as people seek to deepen their understanding of the process and help each other save draft, send forward, and submit for approval.

In this age of dominance through fairness - or was it fairness through dominance, I can never remember - the language of success and achievement IS the language of openness, benevolence, and inclusiveness.

To wit, a good, i.e. successful, person:

Demonstrates honesty...Shares thoughts...Treats people with dignity...Listens to others...delivers important information and checks for understanding...Uses vocabulary appropriate to the audience...Uses appropriate influence strategies...Actively seeks, clarifies and listens to ideas from others...Presents facts, ideas, and concepts clearly and effectively...supports organizational decisions and values...fosters collaboration...actively seeks learning experiences...Maintains perspective and remains calm in stressful situations...assumes accountability for successes.

In short, be excellent to each other!
I like it. If it had a beat, I would dance to it.