Rob Harrison

Supporting Entrepreneurial Professionals | Global Meeting Site Selection | Business Development | Talent Acquisition | All views my own unless someone else's.

[adidas @adidas]

In this Backyard, it’s “win or go home,” and this crew hasn’t left since the 90's.

Where there’s a pitch, there’s a legend.

#YouGotThis

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

The only thing better than curling today is curling in 1972. If you don’t believe me, just take a good look at this sweet bastard fully locked in, working on a lung dart in the heat of competition.

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

"Why does our top performer get the worst reviews?" the boss asked.

I was reviewing their annual performance data.

"Show me," I said.

She pulled up the ratings.
Diana: 2.8 out of 5.
Below average on "collaboration."
Low marks for "team player."

"What's her actual performance?" I asked.

"Exceeded every target.
Landed our biggest client.
Trained three new hires."

"So why the low scores?"

"Her peer reviews are dragging her down."

I scanned the comments.
"Too direct."
"Challenges ideas too much."
"Not supportive enough."

"Let me talk to Diana," I said.

"I used to give honest feedback," Diana told me.
"Said our pricing model was broken.
Got dinged for 'negativity.'"

"What happened with the pricing?"

"They finally fixed it six months later.
After we lost two major accounts."

"What else?"

"I questioned why we needed
eleven approvals for a simple contract change.
Manager said I wasn't being collaborative."

"Are you still giving feedback?"

"No. I learned my lesson.
Now I smile. Nod. Say everything's great.
My reviews are improving."

"But nothing's actually improving?"

"We're making the same mistakes.
Just with better vibes." She chuckled.

I went back to the boss.

"Your review system doesn't measure performance," I said.
"It measures compliance."

"That's not true."

"When was the last time someone
got promoted for challenging bad ideas?"

Silence.

"When did someone get rewarded for preventing a mistake?"

More silence.

"You've trained your best people to stay quiet.
And your mediocre people to stay nice."

A few months later, they redesigned the system.

Added a category: "Constructive Challenge."
Points for identifying problems early.
Rewards for preventing costly mistakes.

Diana got promoted.

"What changed?" I asked the boss.

"We stopped confusing agreement with alignment.
Stopped mistaking silence for harmony."

"And?"

"Turns out our 'difficult' people
were our most valuable.
They actually cared enough to speak up."

Here's the truth about performance reviews:

Most companies don't reward performance.
They reward performance theater.

The person who says the meeting was great
beats the person who says it wasted an hour.

The person who agrees with bad ideas
beats the person who prevents disasters.

You think you're measuring contribution.
You're measuring conformity.

And your best people?
They've already figured out the game.

They're just deciding whether to play it
or find somewhere that values truth over comfort.

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

@KLM trying to find a way to message you - you rebooked me Panama-Madrid-London and may not make connection

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

@KLM trying to find a way to message you - you rebooked me Panama-Madrid-London but now as on two airlines they can’t check me in for second leg and I have to pick bags up etc. so may not make connection you booked. What can we do?

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

Maybe we can make 2026 the year it becomes socially unacceptable to make everyone around you listen to the sh!t on your mobile phone.

#bringbackheadphones

[Emirates FA Cup @EmiratesFACup]

"Burton away, olé olé" 💛

@stalbanscityfc booked their spot in the #EmiratesFACup first round proper tonight, and just look at what it means 🤩

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

Needs to be on rough road surface to be elite level ⚠️

[฿₳₮₮ⱠɆ ฿ɎⱤĐ @BattleByrd]

Sorry I can't!

I'm locked in to the German Shopping Cart Return Championships...

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

😲

[adidas Football @adidasfootball]

YOUR DREAM. OUR REALITY. ❤️🤝
two icons, together again.

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

No wonder people buy books online. Fiction, new fiction, fresh fiction, crime, new crime!

Try finding a book in @Waterstones 🤯

#toomanycategories #books #bookstore

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

Jurgen’s last game, one year ago. Such an amazing atmosphere.

@LFC #lfc #klopp #YNWA

[Premier League @premierleague]

Came, saw, conquered.

Liverpool are your 2024/25 champions.

[Premier League @premierleague]

🏆 LIVERPOOL ARE CHAMPIONS! 🏆

[Anfield Sector @AnfieldSector]

Arne Slot singing Jurgen Klopp’s name ❤️

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

🏆 Success built on the foundation of those who have gone before. Champions, number 20.

#ynwa #liverpoolfc #lfc #champions #premierleague

@LFC @premierleague

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[Nike Football @nikefootball]

It’s done. 20 League Titles, 8 FA Cups, 10 League Cups, 6 European Cups.
@LFC the best team in England is Scouse.

#NikeFootball

[Rob Harrison @harrisonrobert]

#AreYourKidneysOK?

I didn't know I had issues with my #kidneys before a random pain in my foot was checked, I'm now two years post transplant. If not checked, who knows?

Take the 'Are Your Kidneys Healthy?’ quiz to find out!

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@worldkidneyday #wkd #ckd

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

If LinkedIn was real life

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

My humor is broken

[St Albans City FC @stalbanscityfc]

⏱️ FULL TIME

👏 The Saints take 3 MASSIVE points this evening!

🌟 Today's goal scorers, SHAUN JEFFERS & REUBEN WYATT...!!

#COMEONYOUSAINTS 😇