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After a decade of reengineering and downsizing, most businesses are still inefficient. One of
the most effective ways to increase business performance and profit is to increase the performance
of employees, from the lowest levels of the organization to senior management, and little has
been done in this area. Raising the level of performance of the weakest performers in each job
category can have a dramatic impact on the profit of any company. While many companies are focusing
on technology and strategic solutions to expand profit margins, opportunities to increase staff
performance are frequently overlooked.
People are the most important asset of any organization. Fielding a winning team is critical to
the ability of any company to compete effectively and to thrive, and top performing people are
the foundation of winning teams. Closing the gap between the top and bottom performers (people
performance gap©) can provide breakthrough increases in profit at most companies, even if
their profit is already at all-time high levels... more
Surveys are the most effective way to collect customer and employee "Opinion and Perception" information and to slice, dice and view the information.
Surveys measure the pulse of your organization and enable you to connect the dots. Surveys provide the information you need to measure and manage change. When conducted periodically, you can see trends and determine if actions taken are working... more
Here are several tips that will help your organization achieve value and a strong payback from surveys:
- Do not conduct surveys if you are not prepared to take action based on survey results. Failure to take action sends a signal to employees that you cared enough to ask their opinions, but not enough to really listen to them and take appropriate action based on their feedback.
- Only ask survey questions about issues that you really want to learn about and that you are willing to take action on if the results indicate a need to do so...more
One of the most effective ways for organizations to achieve and sustain a competitive edge is by building a high-performance workforce. This is easier said than done. The best performing employees can usually choose the company they work for. In order to attract, hire and retain top people, a company needs to be an "employer of choice", with an earned reputation for being a great place to work... more
Balanced scorecard is a measurement system that enables organizations to clarify and translate their vision and strategy into action. Balanced scorecard measurements provide feedback around both internal business processes and external outcomes in order to continuously improve strategic performance and results. When fully implemented throughout an organization, the balanced scorecard transforms strategic planning into the organization's business intelligence center... more
All important business decisions impact one or more of the following company constituencies:
- Shareholders/owners
- Employees
- Customers
- Suppliers
- Community
- Government (local, state, federal, foreign)...more
When responding to employee satisfaction surveys and employee engagement surveys, employees sometimes describe their managers as "difficult to work for". Employee comments typically refer to these hard-to-work-for managers as "difficult managers / supervisors", "the boss from Hell" or "bully". Survey results that identify difficult managers should be looked at as an indication that there may be a problem with the effectiveness of the manager, especially when two or more employees in the same organizational unit describe their manager as difficult to work for... more
By "going green" and becoming environmentally responsible, many companies have significantly reduced costs and increased sales. In the future, as predictions about the availability of energy, water and other natural resources are validated, going green may also enable companies to keep customers and investors happy, maintain market share, become more efficient, avoid legal liability for environmental damage and stay in business... more
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