Topic #1. What can top leadership (e.g. CEO) specifically do to show support for

Topic #1. What can top leadership (e.g. CEO) specifically do to show support for the performance management the system?
Topic #2. In what ways should the performance management system feed into the recruitment and selection process? Have you experienced any disconnects between the recruitment/selection process and the performance management system?
Topic #3. You are to provide an opinion that performance should be based on only the behaviors of the employee. (This applies to both any original posts and replies you make.)