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Each
member of the management team must learn to take the
initiative
to build their current skills and acquire the new ones necessary to
keep up with the changing expectations of the customer and the
marketplace. How can your business grow if your people are not
growing faster than the business?
We
can identify and build on the leadership skills of your
present and future leaders using the right assessment tools,
effective developmental planning, and the selection of the
right developmental opportunities.
Talk
to us today about our Executive Team Analysis
and how this process can make a difference in the quality of
the people who work in a leadership capacity in your
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Change is the
only constant. Because of that innovation
and entrepreneurship must be the cornerstones of the modern
organization. With the rapid pace of technology and the
pressure to bring it all together with the many constraints that
surround you, how you structure the processes of your company
can make a huge difference in its profitability. Developing the
capabilities of the organization, or the enterprise-wide
ability to manage people to gain competitive advantage, is
linked to the business focus of the company. A narrow focus on
the end results without the right processes in place creates
inefficiencies that drive costs through the roof and limit
your ability to ultimately grow and expand.
Developing the
right structure with the right processes to meet the internal
demands of the organization and the external challenges of the
marketplace is the essence of what we can create for
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The
entrepreneur is often alone. Decisions are made sometimes
without the benefit of a trusted advisor looking at the issue with
them. Pulling from a
wide range of resources and contacts, we can provide a different perspective that may be missing, gathering and
researching the last piece of information required, and
looking at the situation from a different pair of
eyes. How can we help you? Top of
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People go to work each day ...
yes for the money ... but also because they want to be a part
of something more than themselves. They need to be recognized
for the things they do each day to make your business and
organization a little bit better. Each organization
should create simple clear programs to provide both monetary and
non-monetary incentives for each person, especially
those not involved in any management incentive program.
The
“MaryAnn” principle is simple but effective: “Small rewards
regularly earned is better than large grants occasionally
given.” Our programs are based on that simple but effective
principle. Talk to your people. Share with them your
appreciation of the importance their presence makes in the
success of your business.
We have a unique associate
recognition program that provides a way to reinforce
and encourage the type of behaviors and activities that
supports the short and long-term direction of the
company. This is a program we would like to share with you. Top
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The only
thing the manager really has to manage the business is his or her words.
Communication of
those ideas, concepts, and directions is the most mishandled
activity between people. Everyone wants to turn words into action, but too often
those words are misunderstood or
poorly communicated. This can result in resentment and
frustration.
Building those bridges of communication takes
skill, and that skill can be learned. It is not one or two or
three different techniques. It is a full assortment of options
applied appropriately at the right time and place that makes
the difference. Let us show you
how. Top of Page
How do you handle
the difficult personnel issues that develop throughout the
year? Do you have an approach that brings positive resolution
to your confrontations? You need to
provide positive discipline with those employees who violate
the basic rules of the company. The Positive Discipline
System
is designed to protect the interests of the customer, the
company members, and the company. Its purpose is not to
punish, but to correct behaviors so that each person remains
productive within the workplace and supports the other
employees within the company. And if the situation does gets out of hand, we will
guide you as you manage the termination so that it does not cause
repercussions later
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What truly drives
every business and organization are the perceptions of your
employees and customers to the products and services that you
offer.
Their opinions of
the people in your organization determine whether they want to continue to
associate with you in the future. Do you have a solid way to
measure how they feel or are you only guessing and hoping? Surveys provide
information on employee perceptions and performance that are
critical to achieving success. They serve as an early warning
system for identifying obstacles to success that can be
addressed before more costly problems surface.
Our employee survey process will
help you to design the right survey to get the information you
want; to analyze the data that comes back from your people in
a way that is understandable and straightforward; and then
help you with the action plan that will give your people a
voice in the growth of your business. It can make all
the difference in the world. Top
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Every successful person wants
to build, enjoy, and preserve their successes. It is important
to have the business plan and the personal plan to assure what
you build you get to keep. This includes everything from wills
and trusts to family counseling and strategic planning tools.
It applies to all stages of life from planning your
retirement, expanding your business, ending a marriage and its
impact on the business, and deciding who will take over or
inherit your business so that it survives through the next
generation and beyond.
Business Succession Resources,
our strategic partner will serve as your resource coordinator
to bring the entire process together using your lawyers,
accountants, and insurance specialists; using your current
plans as a springboard for new ideas. For more information
turn to our Partners page to let us show you how it can all fit together.
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Keeping
track of all the information and details of each employee can
be a daunting task. How do you manage the data? How do you use
the data you have to manage your business
better? The computer has
changed our lives and sometimes it is more confusing now than
ever. Our strategic partner Developers@Work is a computer design organization whose
mission is to make technology business friendly. Your HR
Solutions can help you make sense of this
within a business perspective. See our Partners
page for more information.
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To determine the most desirable short and long-term
future for your organization; where do you want to be in the next few years? What
kind of an organization do you want to have?
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To find a way to
implement those ideas and plans to meet the changes from
your marketplace, your customers, your associates, and you.
To establish the priorities on what the most important
things you have to do in the next 6-12 months to meet those
short and long term goals;
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To set up a process to
guide management through the thousands of day-to-day details
of running the business, while keeping your long-term
priorities in focus, in other words, making the process
permanent.
It
takes time and work, but it is not as hard as you might think.
The process is straightforward, and the results are clear and
focused. You will have a measurable roadmap to get to where
you need to be. See our page on Business
Planning for more information. Top
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