March 24, 2010
Seen: According to a recent survey of C-level executives conducted by BusinessWeek Research Services, the biggest obstacles to successful execution of performance management are “lack of accountability” and “a culture that does not support measurement.” (Instilling Company-Wide Accountability). It’s not about “scorecarding” but about “accountability.”
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March 22, 2010
In a new blog post, Jerry Rankin talks about the “activity trap”: “We need more budget, but don’t ask us to be accountable for what we do with it. After all, we are engaged in a spiritual task and the results are up to God. We cannot be held accountable for results… as long as they were busy doing good things and fulfilling their assignment, it didn’t matter if anything was accomplished.” Rankin’s thought: “If Southern Baptists have assigned us the task of winning the lost, discipling believers and planting churches around the world, and they invest $300 million in supporting [...]
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