Hiring practices, wage scales, and training programs are frequently minimized in order to manage costs rather than optimized to achieve superior performance. As a result, a re-focus on people systems has become one of the most vital areas in any business - not because of labor's contribution to cost, but because people generate all ideas and control all throughput.
Our Discovery Process© helps identify critical issues in the area of People Systems. Some of the specific services we provide in this area include:
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Human Resources |
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Employees are the backbone of your company and their skills are critical to your success. Finding, keeping, and properly training the right employees could save your company thousands of dollars and valuable time. It is important to define an effective program custom-designed for your unique needs. Companies that have an effective Human Resource Department readily realize the following benefits:
- Lower to no employee turn-over
- Superior performers in each respective area of the company
- Good teamwork and high employee morale
- Skilled workforce
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Workforce Development |
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From an employee's perspective, training is a career-long, year-round activity that can refresh old skills and teach new talents to further career development. From a management perspective, a systematic training program helps a company keep pace with internal needs and external changes. It produces knowledgeable, motivated, and efficient employees. Thus, a well-designed training program can play a vital role in achieving an organization's goals. Companies that invest in effective employee training readily realize the following benefits:
- Stabilized company workforce
- Lower absenteeism
- Increased productivity
- Reduced operating costs
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Business / Executive Coaching |
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"The goal of executive coaching is the goal of good management: to make the most of an organization's most valuable resources." (HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW)
Business professionals are finding that using a professional, confidential, unbiased business coach can help them:
- Increase performance
- Develop better strategies - both personal; and professional
- Better manage their time
- Become more creative
- Set and achieve more aggressive goals
- Better use existing skills and identify dormant ones
- Make better and quicker decisions
- Improve forecasting
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Career Development |
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Safety and Ergonomics |
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Safety
Health and safety are important issues facing small and midsize industries in Utah. Aside from the obvious ethical concerns, work-related injuries can disrupt production, increase insurance costs, and present potential liability claims. Challenging regulatory requirements range from permissible exposure limits to hazard communication requirements. Enforcement proceedings can disrupt work, result in substantial fines, and place a stigma on companies.
Ergonomics
In any manufacturing environment, worker safety is a primary focus. However, not all lost time incidents are related to accidents. Some injuries occur over time and are related to the repetitive motion of a task. Some factors include:
- Work station layout
- Job content
- Lifting
- Repetitive motion
- Work tools
Many companies are not capturing these costs using traditional "lost time accident" reports. Jobs that are poorly structured and work stations that are not well designed for the worker's body may lead not only to injury, but to lost productivity as well. Workers that struggle with the content of their jobs will fatigue much faster and slow the pace of overall output. |
Employee Profiling & Selection |
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Employee selection and retention has always been a critical function in any organization. Today, it is even more critical because of the portability with which employees view their skills and the reduced loyalty exhibited by so many more employees. Typically, organizations neglect to view employee selection and retention as a continuous process -- rather employee selection is regarded as one function, employee development another function, and retention as still another function.
The entire selection process should focus on acquiring the best available talent, which can be groomed for the long haul. By taking an "outside-inside" view, instead of the reverse, which is often favored, organizations can increase the likelihood of obtaining winners, or at least potential winners who can be transformed into winners.
Just imagine the impact on your organization if everyone performed as well as your top 20%!
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Employee Training |
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Organizations worldwide are confronting more turbulent markets, more demanding shareholders, and more discerning customers, and many are restructuring to meet such challenges. Their success in making the changes required depends much on the quality of their leadership -- not only at the top of the organization, but also among all managers responsible for operating results. Leadership can make a great difference, and we know that its importance for organizational success is intensifying.
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Incentive Programs |
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Wellness Programs |
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Continuing Education |
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