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Forget everything you know about performance reviews. The traditional approach, focusing solely on outcomes and deliverables, is not just outdated—it’s actively harming your team. It’s time to revolutionise how you measure success by embedding three powerful questions into your performance reviews. These questions will transform your workplace culture, boost engagement, and make your employees feel valued and seen.

Let’s face it: the idea that performance is only based on outcomes began with school reports. Remember those? “I don’t care how you feel; I care how you perform” was the unconscious messaging being deeply rooted in all of us. This narrow focus on deliverables has seeped into the corporate world, resulting in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that ignore the human aspect of work. The consequence? Disengaged employees who feel like just another number, replaceable, unmotivated, driving the wrong behaviours.

The Real Problem with Outcome-Based Performance

When all KPIs are outcome-based, they drive the wrong behaviour. Employees focus on ticking boxes rather than relating to their work on a human level. This leads to disengagement and a lack of motivation. But what if there was a way to change this? What if you could tap into what really drives your team, their strengths, and understand how to get the best out of each individual?

The Secret to Transformative Performance Reviews

At Mindfluencers, we believe in a holistic approach to performance reviews. By embedding the right questions, you can shift the focus from mere outcomes to fostering a culture of care and engagement. Here are the three questions you need to ask:

1. How do you feel about your work and progress?
2. What are your strengths and how can we leverage them better?
3. What can we do to support your well-being and professional growth?

These questions are not just about checking in—they’re about truly understanding your employees and creating an environment where they can thrive.

Tangible Strategies to Create a Culture of Care

Implementing these questions is just the beginning. Here are some simple strategies to ensure your performance reviews drive the right behaviour:

• Regular Check-Ins: Don’t wait for the annual review. Schedule monthly or quarterly check-ins to discuss these questions.
• Personalised Development Plans: Use the insights from these questions to create tailored development plans that focus on individual strengths and career aspirations.
• Recognition and Support: Celebrate achievements and provide support where needed. This shows your employees that you value them as individuals, not just for their outputs.

Let me guess, you’re reading this and thinking…. ‘we have this in place’, ‘this is how I run my 1:1’s’, ‘I already ask these’….. my question to you is, if you’re doing all the things, why do you still have a problem?

A framework is only as good as the intention behind it, its not meant to be a tick and flick exercise, the intent is to focus on the individual and ensure you’re driving the right behaviours – not rewarding the wrong ones.

Imagine the Transformation

Picture this: Your employees are not just meeting targets—they’re exceeding them, feeling energised and appreciated. They’re bringing their best selves to work every day, not because they have to, but because they want to. This transformation is within your reach. Ask yourself, have you ever been aware of your own strengths and passions and felt as though your potential wasn’t fulfilled because you never had the opportunity to express it? Your team likely feel the same and once the conversation is open, who knows what gold mine of wisdom and passion is sitting right under your nose.

At Mindfluencers, we’re disrupting the norm. We’re not just offering a new way to conduct performance reviews; we’re providing a secret advantage that can elevate your entire organisation. Our consultancy framework follows 4 key stages: Individual, Leader to Leader, Leader to Team and Company Alignment. We work with you to develop, apply and integrate change across the board.

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And let’s do great things.

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