CLM Goal Setting & Performance Measurement Flashcards
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A leader mentee struggles to hold team members accountable for their goals. Which CLM mentoring strategy is most appropriate?
Answer: Help the leader establish clear expectations, agreed-upon consequences, and regular accountability check-ins from the outset
Accountability requires clear expectations, agreed consequences, and consistent follow-through—all established proactively rather than reactively.
In the context of CLM performance measurement, what is a 'vanity metric'?
Answer: A metric that looks impressive but does not correlate with meaningful business outcomes
Vanity metrics are numbers that appear positive (like page views or headcount) but don't reflect actual progress toward meaningful goals.
A CLM mentor is helping a leader redesign their team's goal-setting process after several missed targets. Which root cause analysis approach would be most useful?
Answer: Use the '5 Whys' technique to trace missed targets back to systemic or process-level causes
The '5 Whys' technique helps leaders identify root causes of performance failures by repeatedly asking 'why' until systemic issues are uncovered.
What is 'goal displacement' and why should CLM mentors help leaders guard against it?
Answer: When individuals focus on measured metrics while neglecting unmeasured but important behaviors or outcomes
Goal displacement occurs when people optimize for what is measured at the expense of equally important unmeasured outcomes, distorting organizational priorities.
Which CLM best practice ensures that performance goals remain relevant throughout the year in a dynamic business environment?
Answer: Build in quarterly goal review cycles that allow for goal recalibration based on changing business conditions
Quarterly review cycles enable leaders to recalibrate goals in response to market shifts, organizational changes, or new information without losing accountability.
A CLM mentor is working with a leader who wants to implement 360-degree feedback for their team. What is the most important prerequisite for this process to be effective?
Answer: Establish a psychologically safe culture where feedback is seen as developmental, not punitive
360-degree feedback is most effective in a psychologically safe environment where participants trust that feedback will be used for growth rather than punishment.