“I started out with PA in 1992, and I am proud to have been part of the Company’s evolution in that time into the premier technology-oriented management consulting firm, performing so strongly for our clients. PA’s dedicated employees and management team have developed PA into a unique position, and I leave confident that the company is well placed for even greater successes into the future. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and my successor to ensure a seamless transition.”

“Performance reviews often have an un-needed negative connotation. But they don’t have to be an unknown Pandora’s box of your worst fears. If managers are comfortable delivering solid, performance-based, specific feedback, then the experience not only can be beneficial but actually can lead to an ‘ah-ha’ moment about your potential as a leader.”

“Performance review” can itself be a misleading term.

“It takes effort to do it the right way.

If line managers are well practiced and well versed in having direct conversations with unbiased data about performance outcomes, the process won’t be painful – it will instead be fruitful.

How to change in a confusing world – almost half of businesses are implementing solutions that fail to meet the need, regardless of time and money spent, says PA Consulting Group

“Developing a clear and integrated design for your business - and managing the change required to achieve it carefully - is the best guarantee of successful transformation. The lessons from this survey are clear: you need to have a well-defined view of where you want to go before embarking on change, take a broad view of design, and use common and clear language to talk about design throughout.”