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Training Solutions
 What makes a company highly
productive and a great place to work?
Why do some companies consistently rank amongst the
best employers and also manage to post steady
profits quarter after quarter? During the
recent downturn in the economy, many companies
struggled to find a sure footing in an
ever-competitive marketplace. Employees were
laid off in record numbers and prices were driven
downwards. Yet some companies managed to
survive and even thrive in this environment of
uncertainty. Layoffs at these companies were
minimal and employees seemed to step up to the
challenge of doing more with less. What makes
a High Performance Organization that can thrive in
the economy of today? Look at the following
characteristics that distinguish a High Performance
Organization from a Traditional One and see if you
can tell the difference between them:
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High Performance Organizations |
Traditional Organizations |
| Customer focused |
Internally focused |
| Decentralized
structure with autonomous, self-regulating work units |
Centralized and
bureaucratic structure |
| Planning and
coordination done by work teams |
Planning and
coordination done by management |
| Jobs are broadly
defined and employees possess multiple skills |
Specialization and
narrowly defined jobs |
| There may be many
ways to achieve the same level of performance |
Standardization of
performance - there is one single best way to do a job |
| Minimum of rules.
Values and common sense govern behavior |
Uniform and
strictly enforced policies. Do things by the book |
| Department
boundaries determined by task inter-relationship (product or
process focused) |
Department
boundaries determined by similarity of function (e.g.,
Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.) |
| Training focuses on
total employee development (e.g., business understanding,
teamwork, etc.) |
Training focuses on
technical skills |
| Rewards based on
contribution to effectiveness of team |
Rewards based on
individual performance |
| Employees viewed as
partners |
Employee viewed as
tools of management |
| Quality of life of
employees is imperative to company |
Alienated and
unhappy employees accepted as given of industrial life |
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Now, wouldn't you rather be a part of the organization on the left?
We are all familiar with the Traditional Organization, where employees
feel stifled and unappreciated. This also can extend to
management, even though they are supposedly the ones who have all the
control. Even though it is easy to recognize an organization
that fits the more traditional profile, we all want to be a part of a
High Performance Organization where employees work in teams and don't
have to be told what to do to get the job done well and effectively.
Management's dream is to have talented, skilled and flexible employees
who can assume a number of roles as the need arises. But how do
we get there? Smart Management Solutions! will introduce you to
High Performance Training as practiced by 360
Solutions.
High Performance Training
Solutions
 360 Workshops create awareness of
issues and can start the process of change to turn your organization
into a High Performance one. But sometimes it takes more than
just awareness to fix problems. That's why 360 Solutions offers
the most advanced and up-to-date training programs on the market
today! Learn more...
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