Let Your People Create Your Performance Framework, Says Brendan O’Keefe

When Brendan O'Keefe and his team formed the independent social enterprise Epic CIC, Brendan challenged his people to create their own performance appraisal at their staff conference. After much discussion and debate, the team created 8 items that are now used in appraisals and recruitment. Find out more in this short clip from Brendan's talk at the 2015 Happy Workplaces Conference.

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Brendan O’Keefe is the Managing Director of Epic CIC, which went from being a public sector to a private sector, which works with young people in Kensington and Chelsea, and beyond. When switching from the public sector to the private sector, they used The Happy Manifesto to create a culture worth working for within their organisation.

This segment from his talk highlights how he implemented ideas from the Manifesto and started their journey of a happy, engaged workplace.

What you will learn in this video

Why a company would want to create it’s own performance management systems.
How allowing staff freedoms to create their own systems motivates them.
How changing recruitment processes can help create a better culture within a company.

Related resources

Brendan O’Keefe on implementing the Happy Manifesto when moving from public sector to private sector – This is Brendan’s full talk on this topic, diving into how he used the Manifesto in more detail.
Brendan O’Keefe, Epic CIC – Advice For Re-Motivating Staff – Brendan talks about how he has been able to re-motivate his staff.
Pre-Approval: What is It and Why Should You Do It? – This post deep-dives into the pre-approval process, to better understand why it works.
Alex Kjerulf on Results and Relationships – Alex talks on how results, not pay increases, can increase staff happiness.

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