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Setting Expectations & Assessing Performance Issues

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Course Overview & Designing Performance Expectations

This module provides an overview of the entire course and then moves into talking about performance expectations. We'll discuss the three primary constructs of performance: process, people, and practice, learn what elements make effective mission and vision statements, and begin talking about creating effective performance expectations for your team members. You will also learn how to define clear expectations for team members and compare expectations and standards.

Module 1 Overview1:39

Three Constructs for Performance: Process, People, & Practice12:14

Mission & Purpose8:40

What is Your Sentence?8:16

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Kris Plachy
CEO and Founder & Instructor, Leadership Coach, LLC &
UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education

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Hello again.

As we talk about mission, purpose and vision, I thought it would be helpful to

think about what some other organizations have done related to this work.

I also think that

it's important to define our own mission statement, and our own purpose statement,

so that we operate with the same level of clarity we expect in our teams and

in our organizations.

After all, if we understand our mission and purpose, and our own vision for

the year, we will bring much more energy and decisiveness to our own work, and

that's what this video is all about.

Just like we've learned how to do with organizations and teams,

we're going to help you define your own mission and purpose statement.

In other words, we're going to help you write your sentence.

Several years ago I stumbled across a wonderful resource

developed by a gentleman called Dan Pink.

His information is Available here for you to check it out.

He created something called the What's Your Sentence video.

It's had a tremendous response.

Millions and millions and millions of people have participated in this exercise.

And it really was founded in a very basic question, which is that every great man or

woman, in this case, can be boiled down to a sentence.

And so he's asked everyone, what's your sentence?

What is it that you're here to do?

What is your purpose?

And so, as we think about our own work in the world, and

then the work of our organizations.

When we can really synthesize down what it is we're here to to do.

We can really get clarity about how we not only do it.

How well we achieve what we want to do.

But how do we measure that?

How do we tell people about that?

And again the clearer we can get the more

able we are to get the result that we want.

And so I wanted to invite you to think about the exercise the mission on purpose

not just organizationally, and departmentally, but for

you as an individual because I do think it helps so much.

And I'll share my own experience about this.

Years ago I went through this as I said as an exercise and

I led a team of 600 people through this work with my coaching team at the time.

And we had breakout sessions and everybody did this work and

as a result I did it myself.

I had to come up with my sentence.

And my sentence turned out to be she changed the way people think.

That is my sentence.

And it's no coincidence that my title of my first book is Change Your Think.

That sentence, she changed the way people think,

keeps me focused on what I know I want to be doing in the world,

which is to really help people challenge their minds, right?

They don't have to agree with me.

They don't have the same opinion of me.

Frankly, I think it's more fun when people have a disagreeing opinion.

It makes conversation really interesting.

But I do want to do enough in the world that I'm challenging the way that

people people think.

I'm inviting you to go through the same exercise.

Dan Pink's information is available for you to check out the site.

Check out the information on what is your sentence.

And I want to really invite you to pay attention to how this applies.

Not just organizationally, departmentally but also for you and

even think about this for your team.

Every single person on your team is here to do something.

What are they here to do?

And the closer you can get your team to that answer,

the more capable they will be to deliver amazing performance and results.

Because the truth is most of the people that work with you are really

ready to do that.

Some people on your team, it's not the right organization,

it's not the right purpose.

That happens, but you know what,

the faster you can help everybody synthesize what it is they're trying to

accomplish with their work, the faster you get teams to dial in their performance.

So I invite you to take a look at this work.

I also think it's fun to think about other inspiring organizations,

some of their purpose.

Think about the organization, TED.

TED began in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment, and

design converged.

Many of us are familiar with TED talks, which are short powerful

talks viewed by millions of people around the world on TED.com.

If you aren't I'm inviting you to check them out.

TED's mission though is spread ideas, it's simple and

clean and clearly convey's what TED Is trying to do, and why it exists.

What else do we know about other organizations purpose statements?

So, the company Life is Good is an interesting example.

Most people who have heard of this company know them because of their t-shirts and

apparel that have uplifting and playful images.

What's fascinating about the company, though,

is that their mission is to spread the power of optimism.

It's as clean as their company name and truly captures their purpose, and

think about working for them.

You'd have a really good idea of what it is you're supposed to be doing every day.

Patagonia has a very clear mission.

Patagonia is an outdoor clothing company based here in California, and

their mission is build the best product.

Cause no unnecessary harm.

Use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.

It's very clear and it's very direct on what they are here to do.

This kind of mission statement I would imagine also makes it very clear for

managers and what choices they should be making.

Warby Parker is an eyewear company that insures that for

every pair of glasses it sells, a pair is also distributed to someone in need.

The company story and mission are that Warby Parker founded with the rebellious

spirit and the lofty objective to offer designer eyewear at revolutionary

prices while also leading the way for socially conscious business brands.

Such a powerful purpose right?

So powerful.

These are just a few examples.

One more is Honest tea.

A beverage company brand which is now owned by Coca-Cola has a powerful and

clear mission statement, create and promote great tasting, organic beverages.

We strive to grow our business with the same honesty and

integrity we use to craft our products.

With sustainability and great taste for all.

It's simple enough.

So simple.

We don't have to complicate what we're trying to achieve.

In fact, the simpler we can make,

the easier it is to understand, the more people can get on board,

the more they can create relevance for what they do every day.

So as you're thinking about your mission.

Your purpose statement and your vision for this year.

I really want you to think through your organization and

then how does that align to who you are and what you want to achieve.

And looking at that what is your sentence video and

correlating what are you doing ever day?

How well are you aligning with the work that you want to accomplish in the world.

So hopefully those are some good tips for you to work on.

And we will continue our discussion on performance and

managing performance with working on your expectations in our next lesson.

So in summary, Daniel Pink brought up this idea of being able to

state your purpose in one sentence.

And can you do that?

Can you state the reason that you do what you do in once sentence?

Everyone on our team is here to do something.

So everyone that you work with Is here to accomplish something.

They are here to believe in and fulfill a purpose, right?

And we want to remember that to really help people

know what it is that we're here to do as an organization, as a team and

as individuals, we need those purpose statements to be simple.

The simpler it is, the easier it is to understand.

And the easier it is to understand,

the easier it is to get people on board, right?

So when we have clarity of purpose and

we can clearly define it and clearly state it.

People can understand it and they're much more likely to be on board and

ready to go with us.

So thinking about yourself as a leader, how does your personal sentence align with

your team and with the organizational purpose.

These are some great things to think about, as you move into the consideration

of what your sentence is and as you move into the rest of the content.

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