{"id":17027,"date":"2025-08-07T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=17027"},"modified":"2026-07-27T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:33:00","slug":"developing-employee-performance-understanding-performance-and-its-importance","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/talent-management\/performance-management\/managing-performance\/developing-employee-performance-understanding-performance-and-its-importance\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing employee performance: Understanding performance and its importance to organisational success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong><strong>Colin Lamb, <\/strong><\/strong>Connect Three Chief Explorer <strong><strong>| Susan Earle <\/strong><\/strong>| <strong><strong>Susan McRoberts<\/strong><\/strong>, Connect Three Consultant | <strong>Bar Huberman<\/strong>, Brightmine Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our series of six guides on performance development, we look at the different tools you can use to boost employees&#8217; performance, with the aim of ensuring that each person in the organisation thrives and contributes 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