Performance management: The foundation for a high‐performance organization

It seems that every organizational consultant, if not every person just down the hall, has the solution for creating a high‐performance organization. Paragon Trade Brands charted a course to achieve such an organizational goal by using various nontraditional core processes that were developed internally. This article focuses on how this program was created and its evolution through implementation and ongoing maintenance. The simplicity of what is presented should not be interpreted as being easy to accomplish. But most organizations that are committed to creating a high‐performance culture can do so by identifying their core processes and dedicating implementation resources in a timely, open manner.