The scenario: Top managers see themselves as the parents of middle managers who never take initiative. Middle managers say the top managers don't trust them. Mistakes get covered up by everyone â€" and progress stalls. That is a parent-child dynamic in all its dysfunctional glory at the workplace. Is your organization falling into this damaging trap? This article explains how leaders can spot the trouble signs and move the culture toward a healthy, adult-adult dynamic.

In 2013, GE implemented the FastWorks program, an initiative that utilized tools and methods adapted from start-up methodologies to make the company more customer centric, lean and agile. With the spread of FastWorks within GE, a startling conclusion became evident - the existing performance management system might no longer be fit for the company's new direction. This case series follows the journey of GE's new performance management system, Performance Development, and its PD@GE app. By utilizing FastWorks in its development process, the HR team was able to leverage customer feedback and rapid prototyping to build a new system with unique features, such as instantaneous feedback, upward feedback and removal of employee ratings.

In 2013, GE implemented the FastWorks program, an initiative that utilized tools and methods adapted from start-up methodologies to make the company more customer centric, lean and agile. With the spread of FastWorks within GE, a startling conclusion became evident - the existing performance management system might no longer be fit for the company's new direction. This case series follows the journey of GE's new performance management system, Performance Development, and its PD@GE app. By utilizing FastWorks in its development process, the HR team was able to leverage customer feedback and rapid prototyping to build a new system with unique features, such as instantaneous feedback, upward feedback and removal of employee ratings.

In 2013, GE implemented the FastWorks program, an initiative that utilized tools and methods adapted from start-up methodologies to make the company more customer centric, lean and agile. With the spread of FastWorks within GE, a startling conclusion became evident - the existing performance management system might no longer be fit for the company's new direction. This case series follows the journey of GE's new performance management system, Performance Development, and its PD@GE app. By utilizing FastWorks in its development process, the HR team was able to leverage customer feedback and rapid prototyping to build a new system with unique features, such as instantaneous feedback, upward feedback and removal of employee ratings.