Dysfunctional performance management systems can be repaired by the best managers. They approach solutions through five dimensions. They are great motivators. They are assertive yet also accountable towards their tasks. They build lasting and fruitful relations. Decision making is performed by thinking ahead, planning reserves, managing alternate interests and using business analytics. Such managers believe in building engagement. They are also hands-on and enable actual goal-setting as well as corporate strategy. Communication is open across the firm. Discussion among colleagues is an ongoing process.