3
The Promise of Performance
Management
Imagine a system that could—
Increase the likelihood that your strategy is effectively
executed
Harness and direct the 10–60 minutes a day of
discretionary effort that every one of your employees
has
Rationalize and focus the number of goals that anyone
in your organization has
Improve the decisive dialogue that occurs in your
organization
Reward performance in a way that it is motivating and
engages people
Differentiate performance in ways that make line
managers feel good about their decisions