This week on the show, RISD’s Taylor Scott joins Howard Teibel and Rebeka Mazzone as the three share their perspectives on marshalling the enthusiasm of resources while building a future based on realistic financial goals.

Implementing a Balanced Scorecard approach to quality and performance management can be tricky. Most teams are naturally cynical when it comes to new tools that measure their performance on the job. Clarity of mission and results across the organization can go a long way to soothing fears and inspiring confidence.

Measuring performance is about more than simply measuring the work of your people. Modern managers are faced with aligning the strategic goals of the organization with daily activity, and mapping performance to a specific and measurable program for quality improvement. The Balanced Scorecard approach is just such a tool, one that can help organizations create real impact without additional process overhead.