Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management

Chapter 1. Introduction: Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management

	Man’s mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.
	--OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

What do award-winning companies know that eludes most of today’s executives? How do they organize and conduct themselves to achieve outsized results? What core processes and best practices do they leverage? Winning executives unselfishly and gladly share their best practices with you. Will you invest your time to understand these key differentiators? If so, then welcome to the pathway of change and join me in a stimulating journey.

There is an exciting new role—the corporate performance management (CPM) executive—that is emerging in companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The CPM executive is more savvy and able to execute strategy and accelerate results by leveraging and integrating CPM best practice processes. This book is an implementation guide that offers a fresh perspective based on new award-winning CPM executives’ reflections, experiences, and best practices organized around Five Key Principles in CPM. My hope is that you will rapidly adapt their best practices to realize further success in your enterprise. If executing strategy effectively is of interest to you, then welcome to the winners’ circle and read on.

Best Practice Award-Winning Enterprise Cases

This book encapsulates best practice research from globally recognized enterprises and provides guidance to enable you ...