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Alternate Strategies for Performance ImprovementCyclone SHRMJanuary 12, 2012
What is the success rate of your performance development plans?
According to Lominger International the average ROI for individual development
plans is 11%.
Critical Success Factors AwarenessAcceptanceWillingness to
actFocus
◦ Strengths and talents
◦ Mission critical skills – managing weaknesses
◦ No fatal flaws
Steps to Improve Performance
1. GAP analysis2. Establish goal3. Choose path4. Create action
plan5. Define timeline
Paths to Improvement(Paths to Improvement - Korn/Ferry Leadership and Lominger Intl.)
Deeper Exploration◦Insight ◦Exposure
Direct Skill Building◦Development ◦Enhancement◦Good to
Extraordinary◦Rerailment
Alternative Paths◦Substitution◦Workaround◦Compensation
Demonstrating Skill◦Marketing◦Skill transfer◦Confidence building
Accept the Consequences◦Redeployment◦Capitulation
How to Choose?
Skill level◦ Derailer, untested◦ Weak, average,
strong, outstanding◦ Overused
Time available◦ Short term◦ Long term
Learning styles◦ VAK
How does development happen?
70% - on the job experience
20% - other people
10% - courses
How to Manage Around a Weakness(Marcus Buckingham)
Stop doing itFind the perfect
partnerOffer up one of
your strengths – change the task
Change your perspective
Let’s Practice
Saving Graces (Paths to Improvement - Korn/Ferry Leadership and Lominger Intl.)
ApproachabilityBoss
relationshipsCompassionHumorIntegrity and
TrustInterpersonal
savvyListeningUnderstanding
others
Of the eight, which do you believe is the most powerful compensator for various faults and weaknesses?
Five Fatal Flaws for Leaders (Zenger and Folkman, The Extraordinary Leader)
Inability to admit and learn from mistakes
Lack of core interpersonal skills and competencies
Lack of openness to new and different ideas
Lack of accountabilityLack of initiative
What are the benefits of exploring different paths for development?
Max DePree
We cannot become who we want to be by remaining who we are!