Let’s face it, assessing performance accurately and fairly is a messy affair. To a large extent, the subjectivity involved in measuring performance has made it one of the top challenges leaders face today. Accordingly, 360-degree feedback has been widely used in performance appraisals as it provides a broader perspective on employees. Proponents argue that it eliminates the singularity in the opinion that holds many employees hostage by the views of their managers. 

According to BCG’s report on gender diversity in SEA, much work has to be done. The higher up the leadership chain, the fewer women you find. Only 12 percent of CEO and board-level positions in SEA are held by women and this pattern repeats in other parts of the world, according to the study. 

Efforts taken to understand how women’s communication strategies can help or hinder their fortunes at work have mostly led to the same finding: Many women fail to speak out when they are overlooked for promotion and lack confidence to voice out whether they are actually happy in the workplace. By not speaking out, they fail to get higher positions, better pay or the opportunity to make a difference to their engagement at work. 

We all know that teams who are happier and more engaged are 21% more productive and 59% less likely to look for a job with a different organisation. People are organisation’s number one asset, so keeping them happy should be organisation’s number one priority. 

Here are my 3 tips to leaders to ensure a happier workplace.