Performance Management in ASEAN: Academic Mehran Nejati Ajibisheh

Written by Andrei Costea on October 30, 2015. Posted in Academics, Interviews, Operational performance, Trending

The KPI Institute’s Performance Management in 2014: ASEAN Special Edition report is built on the belief that a balanced approach in such research endeavors can only be achieved by triangulating the opinions of practitioners, academics and consultants alike. In 2014, Mehran Nejati Ajibisheh, Senior Lecturer/Six Sigma Green Belt Consultant at the Graduate School of Business, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia, was one of the academics who offered us rich insights into performance related research and trends.

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Annual performance reviews: the Good, the Bad and the Unknown

Written by Andrei Costea on October 20, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance

History

Annual performance reviews! Whether you like them or hate them, they have been around for quite some time and for, many people, they pose a significant life question: “Which came first, the rating or the pay decision?” (Paul Rubinstein).

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Is the Just-In-Time manufacturing strategy a sovereign, or a misleading system?

Written by Tudor Modruz on September 29, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

“Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well — that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches, the things that slow you down, that’s what continuous improvement is all about” – Bruce Hamilton.

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The State of the Performance Improvement and Key Performance Indicator Practice in 2015

Written by Cristina Mihăiloaie on September 28, 2015. Posted in Articles, KPI

The KPI Institute has officially released its latest research study during the Performance Improvement and KPIs Forum, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this September.

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Ready or not: travel more, experience more!

Written by Raluca Vintilă on August 24, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

An advice I would give people today is to travel more – to experience more. Traveling creates a sense of freedom and widens our perspectives. Besides the fact that traveling is an opportunity to disconnect from our regular life, most of the times, it contributes to the congruence of our professional and personal life, giving the feeling that you have invested some time in yourself, time to recharge.

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