Clarity, effectiveness builds high performance - Expert

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

Business leaders who aspire for a high performance culture get more from their people, InQpharm Group Malaysia Director HR Ravindran Ragunathan said.

Speaking on the "Role of HR Leader, business leader and employees in building a performance culture" at the hSenid International HRM Conference he said their staff are more engaged and committed.

Better results leads to greater rewards in the form of recognition and financial returns, increased influence and significance thus creating a performance culture that lasts longer.

He said the key to nurturing a high performance culture in organizations is clarity and effectiveness. In this effort HR leader plays a significant role in the understanding and communication of the vision, mission, values and strategic business goals to all levels of the organization.

"Furthermore the HR leader's initiative to develop a performance management system and establish a linkage between organizational and individual goals helps induce an environment conducive enough for the establishment of a performance culture. Ragunathan said cascading down from the top level to the lowest level the alignment of goals and objectives should therefore be analysed measured and fine tuned using business enablers such as information technology to convey the importance of performance within the culture.