The podcast explores core outcome indicators for managers to focus on, including quantity, quality, and alignment with strategic priorities. It emphasizes the importance of understanding team dynamics and managing metrics for optimal productivity and sustainable success over time.
Use 'Start/Stop/Continue' framework to provide effective feedback in various scenarios.
Focus on quantity and quality as core indicators in managing team productivity, aligning with strategic priorities.
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Feedback Framework: Start, Stop, Continue
The podcast discusses the feedback framework 'start, stop, continue' and its application in various scenarios. This framework involves identifying what should start, stop, or continue in terms of behaviors or actions. By focusing on specific changes in actions, the feedback aims to influence behavior positively. This approach is effective in different settings, such as providing feedback to bosses, reporters, or family members, as it helps avoid unproductive conversations.
Key Management Measurements: Quantity and Quality
The episode emphasizes the importance of two classic management measurements: quantity and quality. Conversations about team productivity should start by clarifying whether the issue pertains to quantity, quality, or alignment with strategic priorities. Using the start, stop, continue framework within these measurements helps in addressing feedback effectively and avoiding misinterpretations of the feedback's intended focus.
Sustainable Team Success Over Time
The podcast highlights the significance of considering sustainability and predictability in team success over time. While short-term successes are important, long-term success and stability are crucial for sustainable growth. When evaluating team metrics and making decisions using the start, stop, continue approach, it's essential to optimize for the desired time scale, whether it's the next month, quarter, or year, to ensure balanced and effective team performance.
In this episode, we use the Start / Stop / Continue framework in a new way. As leaders, we should always know what outcome indicators a given discussion is based on. In this episode, we discuss the three core outcome indicators for managers to pay close attention to.
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