In this episode, we examine VicHealth's approach to employee performance. Padam Chirmuley walks us through how they link employee performance to both strategic and community goals. It covers practical aspects like aligning pay with performance, integrating performance management into daily work, and using one-on-ones to merge health and wellbeing with performance.

The episode addresses how VicHealth maintains autonomy while aligning with government standards, challenges perceptions of government being dull, and details the integration of their Culture Charter with Victorian Government values. We also discuss the 'Appreciation Station', an employee-designed recognition initiative that was scaled across the organisation, and the involvement of employees crafting the performance process.

--Where to find Padam Chirmuley:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/padamchirmuley/Web: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/

Where to find Mark Lewis:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lewis/Web: https://www.crewmojo.com/Podcast: https://www.crewmojo.com/the-ex-factorNewsletter: https://www.crewmojo.com/newsletter

--Chapters:00:00 - The role VicHealth plays in the community04:46 - Tangible ways of connecting performance with strategy11:29 - Clear expectations for how remuneration fits with performance12:33 - Performance in the flow of work and less surprises13:35 - Using 1:1s to integrate health and wellbeing with performance15:22 - Leveraging government while maintaining autonomy to design the performance experience16:40 - Performance and government aren't dull!18:47 - Integrating the VicHealth Culture Charter and how it aligns with Vic Government values21:35 - Bringing Culture Charter Principles to life through a continuous recognition process24:31 - The 'Appreciation Station': Designed by employees, scaled across the organisation27:06 - Asking employees for input on the performance process - two key outcomes28:07 - Top-level components of VicHealth's performance experience30:21 - Using a 7-question pulse survey to understand the effectiveness of HR initiatives34:00 - Starting lean and staying agile as an approach to the performance experience37:03 - Using performance to raise the profile of People & Culture within the organisation37:56 - Leveraging the platform beyond performance40:15 - The importance of a partnership approach with a performance experience vendor