When it hits the fan

• Goals
• Missing
• Off
• RCA
• Root Cause Analysis

What to do when you’re missing your goals.

 Image you have started a new job and you and your boss set up your goals. You're off to set the world on fire and prove to your boss she made the right decision in hiring you. Then, you start missing your required results to hit your goals. There are many reasons you might miss your goals. Maybe, you are not working hard enough or perhaps the market has changed. Either way, a simple Root Cause Analysis or RCA can help you get back on track.

For many, just mentioning root cause analysis makes them cringe and run and hide; however, if you break the process into pieces, then eating the elephant is not that hard. Root cause analysis is an approach for identifying the underlying causes of an incident, so the most effective solutions can be identified and implemented. It’s typically used when something goes badly, but can also be used when something goes well. Within an organization, problem solving, incident investigation, and root cause analysis are all fundamentally connected by the following basic questions and then acting on them:

Artificial Intelligence and Performance Reviews

• Performance
• Artificial Intelligence
• Reviews
• Technology

A look at HR of the future

      Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you know that computers and artificial intelligence are taking over every aspect of our lives; you may even have your own Alexa or Google Home. With the amount of information that is being shared on the web and tracked in thousands of programs, it makes sense that artificial intelligence could soon be used in the workplace for employee related issues, in particular performance management.

Artificial intelligence or AI is defined as:
The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

Five easy steps to a successful performance review cycle.

• Performance
• Planning
• Assessment
• Execution
• Review
• Renewal

 In the world of performance management, there are five steps or phases to the evaluation cycle. Planning is the key to making this process work as it requires careful thought to accomplish a successful employee evaluation. These steps are as follows: planning, execution, assessment, review and renewal. This guide will help you better understand the phases and their importance.

OKRs

The other white meat in the world of goal tracking, part 2.

     It is clear, in business today you must have goals and these goals should do something that moves you or the company forward. Previously, we talked in detail about what OKRs are and how to create them.  In the second part of this two part series on OKRs, we will look at the benefits of OKRs, when to use them and avoiding common mistakes. Like SMART goals OKRs take some thought and you can’t just throw them together.  

Benefits:
Two key benefits to OKRs: they are flexible and easy to use or change. These benefits make OKRs attractive to use; however, it also makes it possible to fall into some pitfalls.

• Flexible:
  OKRs are flexible and change with your needs. If your company's direction changes, your OKRs can be adapted to match.  No process should be more important than good sense in everyday business.

• Simple to use and manage.
  When set up and used regularly, OKRs are simple to use and do not take much time to implement. Often, it takes just a few hours each quarter to check and review your OKRs. Although, you should check them a little more regularly to keep up with progress and mark said progress on a weekly basis.