Achieving Success Using Performance Improvement Plans
Lots of organizations use PIPs following an unsatisfactory performance review. But, this is the least effective time to implement a PIP.
Dare To Disrupt Your Performance Review Process
Experience and research have shown us that some of the foundational components of the performance review processes we use today are flawed. Following are the top three deficiencies in today’s practices:
Are People Really Your Greatest Asset?
We’ve all heard this before: People are our greatest asset. As an employee, do you believe it? As a manager, do you believe it? Standard & Poors clearly considers People as one of the 3 top components of a business’s value. Experts often refer to key assets as Capital. When it comes to executing…
How Metrics Can Drive Strategic Growth & Profits
Let’s start with a critical question: How well do your company’s metrics (or KPIs – key performance indicators) help employees stay focused on delivering your company’s unique customer value? The strategy map above shows the relationships between: Strategy (Product Leaders / Efficient Operations / Customer Intimate) Focus areas for Metrics (Financial / Customer / Processes…
Agility: A Critical Capability For Today’s Businesses
As a dog owner and animal-lover, when I hear the word “agility” I first think about dogs, and the obstacle courses they are trained to navigate competitively. Then there’s a favorite video of a squirrel running an obstacle course to get nuts. These are fun examples of how animals change what they do and how…
Why H.R.’s Organizational Structure Matters
The work of H.R. is continuously changing. As the Human Resources function evolves to become a stronger, more strategic partner to the business, new priorities continue to shape what we do and how we do it. Metrics, Analytics, Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Job Evaluation, Job Design, Recruiting, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits, Rewards — these are…
WIIFM To Join Your Organization?
It has become a norm to structure organizations to be “flat”. Flat organizations have concise organization charts and short chains of command. What do today’s organizations tend to lack? Assembler I, II, III, Technician I, II, III, Paths for Assemblers to become Technicians and for Technicians to become Field Support Specialists. Career Paths that include both…
The Tried-And-True Model for Building Employee Engagement
I love people and business. You probably realize this, based on the fact that I formed a consulting firm to help build manufacturing performance using a blended data-driven and people-focused approach. So, freshly inspired by an article called “You’ll never have a sink full of dirty dishes if you follow Toyota’s productivity secret”, by Manoush Zomorodi on LinkedIn…
Managers: Looking For Engaged, High Performers? Design Jobs To Be Loveable!
Early in my life, I discovered what it meant to love a job. It was a part-time job I held in while in High School at the A&P, where, despite my complete lack of experience, a great store manager gave me responsibility for selecting products, stocking and managing the health and beauty aids section of the store. …
Manufacturing Leaders: How to Find Out What’s Happening in Your Organization
As a Human Resources professional, I’ve spent a great deal of time walking the floor, in factories and in office areas. When I first started ‘taking the pulse’ this way, my objective was simply to learn people’s names, their jobs and skills and to better understand the business at a high level. But I found that as I continuously improved…
