• Do your employees understand their impact on the company?
  • How do you reward and recognize your "superstars"?
  • If your employees saw a problem occur, would they feel empowered to do something about it?
  • Do your employees understand their decision making parameters?

The Business Need

  • As businesses grow, there is a need to transition from a "fire-fighting" mentality into a planning mode in order to successfully execute on increasing customer requirements.

The Business Stages

the business need
  • Typically this evolution is triggered by the reaching of a major milestone such as receiving product approval, landing a big client, or becoming profitable.
  • Changing a company's mode of operation involves strong communication and implementation of focused People Practices and programs.
  • Companies can continue to operate in fire-fighting mode however business success will eventually level off if People Practices are not put in place to facilitate company progress and growth.
  • Implementing these People Practices also allows you to anticipate and avoid the people challenges that arise in companies as they grow.

Your workforce is ~50-70% of your operating costs . . . maximizing your employee productivity must be a #1 business objective.