Sam Osborn

Last week, Betterworks released the first report based on insights from our 2019-2020 State of Continuous Performance Management Survey. This report focused on quantifying the business impact of a continuous performance process. Overwhelmingly, respondents in organizations who have adopted continuous performance practices saw better results for their businesses. In fact, they … [Read more...] about Betterworks Survey Finds Continuous Performance Management Delivers Improved Business Outcomes

It’s no exaggeration to say that your people managers make or break your organization’s performance. They form the critical layer of connective tissue between the strategic priorities of your business and the employees who execute them, and play an outsized role in motivating employees and improving the performance across the workforce. Good managers align their teams around … [Read more...] about To Boost Results From Your Performance Management Program, Focus on Helping Your Managers

Truly motivating a workforce requires nurturing a sense of purpose. Two primary ways of achieving this are providing employees with continuous coaching and feedback from managers who are authentically involved in the employee’s development, and ensuring each employee’s work is aligned to the company’s top goals. The Betterworks Guide to Departmental OKRs The OKR … [Read more...] about Different Goals for Different Roles: The Betterworks Guide to Departmental OKRs

Companies today are increasingly aware that the traditional annual performance review is ineffective when it comes to actually increasing employee performance. In fact, just 12% of respondents to a Deloitte survey indicated that this process was highly effective in driving business value, while only 6% of organizations responded their current process for managing performance is … [Read more...] about Five Conversations You Need to Have to Motivate Employees

Betterworks recently surveyed more than 756 people in HR and people management roles working within US-based enterprises across a wide range of industries, each with more than 500 employees. And amongst these professionals, there was almost universal agreement that people managers are the linchpins that unlock greater levels of performance in any organization. Good managers … [Read more...] about 5 Ways HR Can Help “Upgrade” Their Managers