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Overview
Employee
Involvement = Objectives Achieved In
your organization, do you experience:
- Frustration
with stagnant profitability or struggle for financial heath?
- Good
Performance, but you know it could be better in terms of quality, market
share, customer satisfaction, or other measures, if you only knew
how?
- Waste
of the creativity and potential of the people of your
organization?
- Struggles
with job satisfaction and low morale?
- Difficulty
recruiting and retaining quality employees?
How
can employee involvement help?
If
you experience any of the above situations, you are not alone.
Nearly every industry is experiencing increasing competition,
fast-paced change, and scarce labor supplies.
In this environment, we need every advantage we can get.
Greater employee involvement is increasingly the most accessible
competitive advantage.
And, more and more competitors are doing it.
“My
employees are involved.
I just want them to keep doing their job.”
Great, if
this is your situation. However,
many make this statement and then go on to say things like:
"People
from other areas don't talk to each other."
“The
rumor mill is alive and well.”
“I
love working here but it’s so political.”
“There
must be a better way to do this task.”
Statements
like these are indicators that employees are distracted from working toward
key objectives of the organization. Employee
involvement brings back creativity, alignment, commitment, and productivity.
What
does employee involvement look like?
Employee
involvement can take on many forms:
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Employees
are able to link their work to the objectives of the organization.
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Ideas
and suggestions for improvement flow easily, are accounted for, and are
implemented.
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Morale
is high.
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People
have fun at work and are highly productive.
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The
organization feels alive and vibrant.
How
can The Possibilities Co. help?
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Training
& consulting on topics to fully engage employees:
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Facilitation of complex problem solving and participative
development strategies.
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Staff retreats and "Brown Bag" training.
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Assessments and consulting to identify and implement
realistic solutions for your organization, not simply "canned"
products.
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Suggestion systems - Not a "suggestion box" but
a comprehensive system that builds in involvement and accoutability.
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Gainsharing systems - Bassed on the innovative and
timeless Scanlon approach, gainsharing provides continuous improvement, and
often 100% or more return on investment.
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