Securing the Successful Future of Your Organisation
Less than 3% of leadership time is spent on collectively building a view of the future. At least, so said Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad … Read more
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The Paradox of Management and How to Remedy It
Nor is valuing people as difficult as history would have you believe. In fact it is the core of the ‘Every Individual Matters’ model. Valuing people as assets is the first step in the model and the foundation for building a culture that ensures optimal individual and organisational performance. After all, as Simon Sinek also says, “It is not the genius at the top that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.”
Why Valuing Employees Makes Sound Business Sense
The 3 P’s – Product, Process and People – are defined as the key elements of any organisation. Yet service is an integral part of product – and even THE product in a service organisation – while process also necessitates some human intervention somewhere along the line. This means that people are actually key to all three elements. Surely, this has to make people your most important asset.
In which case it seems imperative that you should account for, manage and treat them as such.
People as Assets – A Practical Proposition
The challenge Last week we looked at the statement “people are our greatest asset” and found that it was more than a cliché. The definition … Read more