Manage Your Own Performance

In our teched-up and super busy world, where we are taught to outsource as much as we can, there are some things that we just need to keep to ourselves. One of those is our own “Performance Management”.

When did it become the responsibility of other people to keep us on track and push us to be who we need to be in our workplace? Performance Management is a long-suffering, compliance-driven dinosaur that needs to be taken back from human resources and re-distributed to the individuals it belongs to.

To be able to perform at an optimal level in today’s fast-paced, VUCA marketplace, we must be suitably equipped to manage our own performance. It’s a vital ingredient of our ‘personal leadership’.

It starts with the brain but the latest advancements in neuroscience show us that is just the beginning. It’s all about integration of the various parts of the brain and body that result in a healthy system.

Key pillars to develop for personal performance:

• Integration: Coordination of the brain and body.
• Balance: Actions and attitudes that help your brain perform at its best.
• Ethics: Moral values and principles that set your standard of excellence.
• Mental Readiness: A psychological state that produces confidence and focus.

Failure to recognise this and take proactive steps can lead to mood disorders, poor performance and long term health issues. Take back the responsibility of your personal performance today.