About Insights

Reflections on the systems behind sustained performance.

Vision

To be the leading voice advancing performance excellence through strategic insight, thought leadership, and maturity-driven knowledge.

Mission

The Ladder empowers professionals and organizations by curating forward-thinking content, expert analysis, and real-world perspectives that illuminate the path to strategy execution and performance maturity.

Driven by Values

Core beliefs that guide our decisions and inspire our actions.

Insightfulness

Delivering depth, clarity, and relevance to decision-makers and practitioners.

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The first edition of The Ladder explores real-world progress in performance management maturity—from global milestones and system reforms to field-tested insights and research-based reflections.

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Our Story

Where We Come From

Insights was born from a realization: most organizations are trying to improve systems they don't truly understand. They're lost inside the very structures they're attempting to change.

Our foundation comes from deep expertise in performance management maturity assessments. Our team spent 15 years with The KPI Institute—one of the world's leading performance management training and consulting firms—where we developed and led the GPA Unit division. During that time, we contributed extensively to Performance Magazine, focusing on maturity assessments and performance management systems.

What We Look For

Do you see connections others miss?

Insights seeks contributors who understand that performance management isn't about isolated metrics or standalone processes—it's about systems. We're looking for systems thinkers who can identify interdependencies, spot patterns, and see the whole picture.

Our contributors come from diverse backgrounds: management consultants, auditors and assessors, performance management specialists, process designers, and academic researchers. What unites them is the ability to step back, observe, and understand how organizational systems truly function. We've always believed the best insights come from those with a detective's mindset—which makes our writers investigative journalists, uncovering the hidden dynamics that drive organizational performance.

Join Us

If you've spent time examining management systems holistically—if you've developed insights about leading organizations toward excellence—and you want to share that perspective with others, Insights could be your platform.

We believe the most valuable perspectives come from those who've learned to witness systems in action. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

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