Performance Management for Agile Organizations Overthrowing The Eight Management Myths That Hold Businesses Back

Part I: The Agile Enterprise.- 1. Profit measures the past – Agility predicts the future.- 2. The characteristics of agility.- 3. Seven dimensions of agile performance.- Part II: Myths Blocking Agile Performance.- 4. Management Myth # 1—Job specification improves performance.- 5. Management Myth # 2—Quality systems and processes guarantee good outcomes.- 6. Management Myth # 3—The job description helps the employee understand their organizational role.- 7. Management Myth # 4—A business is best organized around functions.- 8. Management Myth # 5—A satisfied employee is a productive employee.- 9. Management Myth # 6—A loyal employee is an asset to the business.- 10. Management Myth # 7— A technically superior workforce is a pathway to a high performing business.- 11. Management Myth # 8—Employees can’t be trusted with sensitive information.- Part III: The Right Culture for Agile Performance.- 12. A new psychological contract for managing agile performance.