178. Performance Liberation NOT Performance Management With Professor Steve Mckenna And Prina Shah
Professor Steve McKenna joins Prina Shah for a thought-provoking conversation that challenges one of the most entrenched workplace practices: performance management. Together they explore why traditional annual performance reviews are increasingly unfit for today's fast-moving workplaces and why a new approach - what Steve calls performance liberation - may be the future.
Drawing on decades of experience across corporate, consulting, small business and academia, Steve shares practical insights into strengths-based leadership, employee experience, workplace democracy, continuous feedback, and how organisations can move beyond outdated appraisal systems.
In This Episode We Discuss
· Why annual performance reviews are no longer fit for purpose
· The difference between performance management and performance liberation
· Why organisations spend too much time focusing on weaknesses
· Strengths-based leadership and unlocking exceptional performance
· The hidden power dynamics behind traditional appraisals
· Why values and behaviours are difficult to evaluate objectively
· Bell curves versus the reality of high performance
· Continuous feedback and real-time performance data
· Technology's role in modern performance conversations
· Employee experience as a preventative approach to poor performance
· The importance of belonging and meaningful onboarding
· How questioning assumptions creates better workplaces
· Why workplace democracy and team autonomy matter
About Steve McKenna
Steve McKenna is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. His career spans corporate leadership, small business, consulting and academia across multiple countries over more than 35 years.
Steve's areas of expertise include:
· Global Human Resource Management
· Talent Management
· Leadership Development
· Careers and Employee Experience
· Future of Work
· Organisational Culture
He is the founder of the HR Disrupted events series and has built a network of HR leaders and professionals across Australia and internationally. Steve also works extensively in leadership development, safety culture and workforce inclusion initiatives.
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