http://changemanagementnews.com/values-and-performance-part-2/ Change Without Migraines (tm) Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:03:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://changemanagementnews.com/values-and-performance-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-47515 Zeynep (Z) Tozum Tue, 05 May 2009 21:25:58 +0000 http://changemanagementnews.com/?p=246#comment-47515 I agree with you Ian that behavioral descriptors, and not values that drive those behaviors, are more effective in guiding performance as well as making the verbal apprisal discussions more engaging as choices and their consequences can also be traced and assessed. Also, since values often mean different things to differnt people,lack of clarity around these words may end up derailing performance discussions, creating level 1 resistance- or the shadow of it when a deeper emotional resistance (i.e Level2) is at play. I agree with you Ian that behavioral descriptors, and not values that drive those behaviors, are more effective in guiding performance as well as making the verbal apprisal discussions more engaging as choices and their consequences can also be traced and assessed. Also, since values often mean different things to differnt people,lack of clarity around these words may end up derailing performance discussions, creating level 1 resistance- or the shadow of it when a deeper emotional resistance (i.e Level2) is at play.

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