Do you hate writing objectives? Do you put it off until the last minute? Or do you work with managers who do? You know you should write clear and concise objectives, but they never seem to work out that way. Some of them are really hard to measure. You know there must be a better way of doing them.
Do you have trouble measuring performance when it's time for performance reviews?
Are there performance issues that you know you need to deal with, but you don't know how to do it? Or have you already tried things that just haven't worked?
Are there people who you know could do a better job but you don't know how to improve their performance?
Are any of these problems you recognise?
There are some people behaving badly and you are not sure how to tackle the issues effectively, but you know you should. You don't want to make things worse, but it's hard to know where to start.
You need to get your team to perform better and work together, but the things you have tried so far haven't given you the results you know could be achieved.
There are people you or your team find hard to deal with. You'd like to be able to work with them effectively and easily. They might use bullying, be indecisive, negative, badly organised, always changing their mind, or just plain awkward. It's frustrating and makes your life more difficult than it has to be.
You are overwhelmed with too much to do and don't know where to start. People are constantly making demands on your time - you feel stressed! You are becoming forgetful and not achieving what you know you could.
You think your absence rates may be too high but don't know how to tackle the problem.
Some of the people you have recruited seemed great at interview but aren't performing as you had hoped. You wonder if you could recruit more effectively in the future.
You just don't have the confidence you need to be able to carry out aspects of your job well. It may be speaking in public or just dealing with a particular individual.
We find our methods will work well for if you are like this:
You love learning and improving your skills. You are always on the lookout for better and more effective ways of doing things. You know things could be done better but just don't have the time to find out how.
You are motivated by helping others to succeed. You believe that people should be treated well and with respect. You know that when this happens, they respond and do better.
You genuinely believe that ‘people are your greatest asset' and don't just pay lip service to the statement.
You want to be successful. You are happy to try new ideas and admit mistakes. You are determined to find long-term effective solutions rather than quick fixes. You are prepared to invest in the future and commit to that investment.
You want to do the best you can for your customers. You hate to give service that's not as good as you know it could be and letting your customers down.
You want to make better use of your training budget. You may have experienced budget cuts, but you still want to give your people the opportunity to learn and improve their skills.
You have a lot of technical expertise and want to improve your ‘people skills'.
If you are facing any of these issues and recognise yourself as the kind of person we like working with, find out more about Vinehouse HR Services and Consultancy
