Praise for Performance Management
"We are witnessing a convergence among advanced managementconcepts and practices. Performance management is a means to pullit all together, to understand the strengths and limitations ofeach management practice and leverage it for competitive advantage.Cokins' book walks us through all this in a manner that makessomething confusing much less so.
There is no one right answer for any situation. The answer lies ina balance of concepts and the integration of them. PerformanceManagement is the glue that holds them all together.
This book helps the reader understand the breadth of PM. It's notjust about measuring!"
--John F. Morrow, CPA, AICPA Vice President, The NewFinance
"Gary Cokins has articulated the '411' of performancemanagement. His combination of personal anecdotes with fundamentalcost and performance management theories provides business leadersat all levels, in any industry or profession, a solid resource forpracticing their work.
This book is not only an invaluable resource for those new toperformance management but provides guidance, wisdom, support, andinsight to all industry leaders and managers. Cokins has organizedand simplified the many complex performance management theories,associated tools, and infrastructure for the reader.
Buy it, read it, and give it to your colleagues--thencelebrate your successes!"
--Sue Swertfeger, Senior Manager, Owens & Minor
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"...a discipline intended to maintain a larger picture and to show how an organisation works as a whole." (Long Range Planning, 2005)
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