Steve Vamos

Jan 7, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Steve Vamos

Confronting direct reports about performance issues can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time managers, who may worry that sharing critical feedback could damage their relationship with the employee. But performance conversations, especially where you need to give critical feedback, don’t have to be scary. There are a few common mistakes to avoid when giving critical feedback. One of the biggest mistakes is avoiding the conversation or waiting too long to have it.

Jan 7, 2025 | hbr.org | Steve Vamos

Post Post Share Annotate Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Confronting direct reports about performance issues can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time managers, who may worry that sharing critical feedback could damage their relationship with the employee. But performance conversations, especially where you need to give critical feedback, don’t have to be scary. There are a few common mistakes to avoid when giving critical feedback. One of the biggest mistakes is avoiding the...

Dec 10, 2024 | fastcompany.com | Steve Vamos

I often ask people this question about the performance of the team they work on: Rate out of 10 (1 being low, 10 being high) how well your team is performing relative to what is possible with the resources you have available today.   The point of the question is to gauge current performance against what is possible without adding more resources. The answer is quite sobering. Most good teams rate themselves 6 or 7, noting they could perform better. Poor-performing teams rate themselves 5 or lower.

Dec 8, 2024 | hrleader.com.au | Steve Vamos |Jerome Doraisamy

Making sure people leaders are close to their teams and setting clear objectives and expectations helps keep a focus on performance in a less physically connected working environment, writes Steve Vamos. The pandemic changed the nature of workplaces. Almost overnight, we were forced to operate remotely from our people and customers. Fortunately, Xero had the culture and technology to adapt quickly to these new conditions.

Dec 2, 2024 | retailbiz.com.au | Steve Vamos

It has often surprised and concerned me that the measurement and management of team performance is not pursued with the importance it deserves. Beyond the character of the CEO or team leader, there is nothing more important to executing strategic change initiatives than how the leadership team functions, and how teams across the organisation perform. Following is a simple diagnostic tool that can help provide insight and tangible measurement of the performance of a team.