Comments on: I don’t want to share, that’s counter to meeting my objectives…and reward!! http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/i-dont-want-to-share-thats-counter-to-meeting-my-objectivesand-reward/ sharing ideas thoughts and feedback Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jon Husband http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/i-dont-want-to-share-thats-counter-to-meeting-my-objectivesand-reward/#comment-33144 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:19:19 +0000 http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/i-dont-want-to-share-thats-counter-to-meeting-my-objectivesand-reward/#comment-33144 You probably can guess what I think .. <i>So yes it’s natural to share, as it’s a need, actually it’s survival…but this needs to be seriously recognised and harnessed as a strategy, and a smart strategy where it cooperates and is cohesive with other strategies. ie you can’t have a strategy about sharing is important, if you have another strategy that essentially says hoarding is important (this conflicting strategy I’m referring to is the essence of this post ie the strategy of what you know gets you ahead of others, it gives you the edge so sharing would be the wrong thing to do…and my objectives get me rewards, so why would I spend time with you).</i> This is so common it's essentially banal .. and yet so fundamental. What is taking organizations so long ?? You probably can guess what I think ..

So yes it’s natural to share, as it’s a need, actually it’s survival…but this needs to be seriously recognised and harnessed as a strategy, and a smart strategy where it cooperates and is cohesive with other strategies. ie you can’t have a strategy about sharing is important, if you have another strategy that essentially says hoarding is important (this conflicting strategy I’m referring to is the essence of this post ie the strategy of what you know gets you ahead of others, it gives you the edge so sharing would be the wrong thing to do…and my objectives get me rewards, so why would I spend time with you).

This is so common it’s essentially banal .. and yet so fundamental.

What is taking organizations so long ??

]]> by: Nimmy http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/i-dont-want-to-share-thats-counter-to-meeting-my-objectivesand-reward/#comment-33132 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:39 +0000 http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/i-dont-want-to-share-thats-counter-to-meeting-my-objectivesand-reward/#comment-33132 Something I've thought about many a time as well....as long as corporates encourage and track only individual performance, how can collaboration be a mainstream attribute? And why do organizations - HR systems - track individual contribution and performance and more or less neglect collective performance when it comes to appraisals and promotions? Is it possible for HR departments to invent a different approach for compensating and promoting individuals apart from looking at their individual performance? Is the truth that things get highly subjective, complex and untrackable if one tries to analyze collective performance and interdependency? Would appraisals by colleagues be a better approach than that by managers or should it be a combination? Apologies for digressing a bit.....but thanks for the post and triggering me to rethink on some of these aspects. Looking forward to your next post...! Nimmy :-) Something I’ve thought about many a time as well….as long as corporates encourage and track only individual performance, how can collaboration be a mainstream attribute? And why do organizations - HR systems - track individual contribution and performance and more or less neglect collective performance when it comes to appraisals and promotions? Is it possible for HR departments to invent a different approach for compensating and promoting individuals apart from looking at their individual performance? Is the truth that things get highly subjective, complex and untrackable if one tries to analyze collective performance and interdependency? Would appraisals by colleagues be a better approach than that by managers or should it be a combination? Apologies for digressing a bit…..but thanks for the post and triggering me to rethink on some of these aspects. Looking forward to your next post…!
Nimmy :-)

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