Performance typically ebbs and flows along a number of fronts. In the worst cases it declines across multiple areas when it is not managed consistently. Most productivity initiatives create curves something like below:
- At point A – we have identified a performance issue and have created a plan to improve performance.
- At point B – we have succeeded and typically move on to solve another issue.
- At point C – we start to see productivity decrease from lack of management and attention.
Unfortunately, most things don’t have pretty economic curves or requires focused thought to create one. And if we do not create a performance plan we typically see the inflection point at C happen closer to A. This happens because we have not put a plan in place and/or when we feel some momentium we abandon management of the initiative to fight the next battle.
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