1. 3c People are aligned, involved
and empowered
Hanna Lina Werner, IB
2. „...The survival of firms..., their continuous existence
depends on day-to-day mobilization of every ounce of
intelligence. Only by drawning on the combined brain
power of all employees can a firm face up to the
turbulence and constraint of today's business
environment...“
Mr. Konosuke Matsushita,
Panasonic Corporation, Japan
3. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
1.2. Linkage with other criteria
1.3. International Relevance
2. Approaches
2.1. Suggestion systems / Kaizen
2.2. Employee objectives
2.3. Work teams
6. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
If there is no alignment:
→ slow progress
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7. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
If there is no alignment:
→ strategic achievement suffers
→ operational performance declines
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8. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
Involvement:
„Employee involvement means creating an environment in
which people have an impact on decisions and actions
affecting their jobs.“
About.com: Human Resources
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us.com/gallery/pics/Career/Team_Americas_Participation_employee_involvement.jpg
9. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
Involvement:
→ Improves enterprise performance
→ Capturing of creativity, energy and ideas
→ Exchange of ideas improves communication + trust
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10. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
Empowerment:
→ Employee feels enabled to direct work
→ Decisions about areas they are reponsible for
→ They take over responsibility for their results
11. 1. Explanation
1.1. Definition + Importance
Empowerment:
→ People become more productive,
motivated + enthusastic
→ Their successes turn into your success
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12. 1. Explanation
1.2. Linkage with other criteria
1. Criteria 2 (Strategy):
people aligned to strategy
2. Criteria 3d (Communication):
exchange of ideas improves
communication
Communication enables involvement
3. Criteria 5 (Processes):
improvement of
processes
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14. 2. Approaches
2.1. Suggestion systems / Kaizen
Suggestion systems / Kaizen
= formal communication channels between
management + employees
Kaizen means continuous improvement
Employees seek for ways of quality
improvement
e.g. „Idea Campaigns“ or „Good Idea Boards“
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15. 2. Approaches
2.2. Employee objectives
Creation of employee objectives aligned
to strategy:
→ Everyone knows what to do
→ People kept on track
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16. 2. Approaches
2.3. Work teams
Work teams
= cross functional, multi skilled + self directed group
17. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.1. Results
→ Alignment + involvement of employees
→ Increase of innovation + creativity
→ Optimization of the organization
→ Motivated + happy employees
18. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.2. Approaches
Encouragement of employees
Gathering of ideas in a system
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19. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.3. Deployment
1) Encouragement:
Management must show
enthusiasm + commitment
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getraenkemaerkte.de/assets/images/Sixpack_Daumen_Hoch_Mann.jpg
20. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.3. Deployment
2) Structure:
a) Appointment of an administrator
b) Setting of clear rules
21. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.3. Deployment
3) Program visibility:
a) Program launch in public manner
b) Board / telephone line / Email system
c) Promotional activities
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22. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.3. Deployment
4) Recognition + rewards:
Providing rewards for implemented ideas
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content/uploads/2010/06/Pokal.jpg
23. 3. Radar – Suggestion system
3.4. Assessment + Refinement
→ Employees survey
→ Comparison of processes
→ Exchange with cooperation
organization
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