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# Performance in the Flow of Work: VicHealth's Approach to Achieving Performance AND Engagement

Also listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lVPiMARWpwItSCgUW1TvJ?si=1335d7bc32ab44ab) [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-ex-factor/id1697265131?i=1000650084172) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI)

In this episode, we examine VicHealth's approach to employee performance. Padam Chirmuley walks us through VicHealth's role in the community and 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.

## Chapters:

[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=0s) - The role VicHealth plays in the community
‍[04:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=286s) - Tangible ways of connecting performance with strategy
‍[11:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=689s) - Clear expectations for how remuneration fits with performance
‍[12:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=753s) - Performance in the flow of work and less surprises
‍[13:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=815s) - Using 1:1s to integrate health and wellbeing with performance
‍[15:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=922s) - Leveraging government while maintaining autonomy to design the performance experience
‍[16:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1000s) - Performance and government aren't dull!
‍[18:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1127s) - Integrating the VicHealth Culture Charter and how it aligns with Vic Government values
‍[21:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1295s) - Bringing Culture Charter Principles to life through a continuous recognition process
‍[24:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1471s) - The 'Appreciation Station': Designed by employees, scaled across the organisation
‍[27:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1626s) - Asking employees for input on the performance process - two key outcomes
‍[28:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1687s) - Top-level components of VicHealth's performance experience
‍[30:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=1821s) - Using a 7-question pulse survey to understand the effectiveness of HR initiatives
‍[34:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=2040s) - Starting lean and staying agile as an approach to the performance experience
‍[37:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=2223s) - Using performance to raise the profile of People & Culture within the organisation
‍[37:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=2276s) - Leveraging the platform beyond performance
‍[40:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjA9Wrz5FI&t=2415s) - The importance of a partnership approach with a performance experience vendor

## 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-factor
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