Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Negative performance predictors detract

During the conceptualisation phase of Performance Predictors, I had discussed the concept at length with my wife Michelle. After a few months of me boring her with the concept, she suddenly questioned, “What is the opposite of a Performance Predictor?” as we drove by a high school in Perth where our soon-to-arrive Brazilian exchange would be attending.

I asked, "Why?"

Michelle simply pointed to the barbwire around the top of the 10 foot high fence that surrounded the perimeter of the school grounds and said, “I’d never send our children to a school that has barbwire around it; because it is there to either keep uncontrollable children in, or problem residents out.”


Performance predictors which would typically be viewed as detracting from the 'potential performance' of an organisation, school, person, community, etc. should be eliminated. These negative performance predictors detract from the reputation building process which positive performance predictors create.

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