Academic Interview: Sattar Bawany

Many companies are investing heavily in tech and forget that it is only an enabler and that they should invest in their people, first and foremost.
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Many companies are investing heavily in tech and forget that it is only an enabler and that they should invest in their people, first and foremost.
In 2018, the Performance Magazine editorial team interviewed Carmine Bianchi, Professor in Business & Public Management at the University of Palermo, Italy. His thoughts and views on Performance Management are presented in detail below.
Measuring performance is important, of course, but if you do not communicate what you’re measuring or the results you’ve obtained, or if you do not work together (collaborate) to understand what is causing underperformance, all your measurement does not serve much purpose.
In 2017, the Performance Magazine editorial team interviewed Mohamed Zairi, CEO at Excellence Tetralogy and Executive Chairman at The European Centre for Best Practice Management and Zairi Institute, United Kingdom. His thoughts and views on Performance Management are detailed below.
One big challenge is to provide a mindset that comprehends the fact that measurement is not about tracking numbers or having intelligent dashboards, but that it is a mindset, a philosophy that has to be driven top-down.
In 2017, the Performance Magazine editorial team interviewed Bård Kuvaas, Professor – Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at the BI Norwegian School of Management, Norway. His thoughts and views on Performance Management are detailed below.
”The main challenges of Performance Management in practice are due to the fact that the process is time consuming and that people haven’t focused enough on the development of performance.”
The main challenge today is to have a balanced approach to performance management and to avoid falling into “performance managerialism”.