Focusing on Y.O.U.r Associates - A Successful Company Case
The Big Why
Time and time again, it’s been proven that a company’s greatest asset are its people.
Every successful company grows, that’s a given. The question remains will it stay true to its values and associates as it takes on new ground. Even mature companies need to ensure their talent remains in place. It’s critical to success. The question is how can we do that effectively given all the varying needs of different teams and associates. There of course the question of keeping everyone aligned to annual objectives and goals. So any initiative to address their needs has to be simple, quick and impactful to avoid distraction from their business goals.
Our Proven Solution
Multiple teams positively impacted through a 3-Step System
It’s simple really. Many associates that have participated in this program have commented on how it’s the first time someone honestly asked them what’s important for them at work. It’s not complicated. This simple 3-step process quickly and effectively got associates to feel heard and respected. This was a surprise to many in management as company policies puts people first. At first glance, it seemed these teams and managers could not have any people challenges and actually received many awards on their cultural diversity and inclusion. However, there we were, with their associates, listening to their needs for the first time according to many of them. So we set about to apply a simple 3-step system that helps associates focus on what matters to them at work then aligns their goals to the company objectives.
When the program was initiated, many thought it was impossible to align an associates personal goals to the company objectives across the board, yet we found the opposite was true. In fact, our findings revealed that over 82% of the associates’ that ambitions were able to be aligned to current company objectives through this program. In many cases, the associates weren’t even aware how “connected” they were to their company, resulting in a minimum of 27% increased job satisfaction after taking the program.
How Our System Works
The 3-step process gets associates to “connect” with the company purpose
It’s simple really, many associates know what they want from work and, separately, what the company needs. However, connecting the two can often not be so obvious.
Step 1 : YOUr personal goals set up
While many companies start by outlining the company objectives, our 3-step process starts by focusing the associate on “YOUr personal goals” first. Our findings revealed that this inward session gets associates to reflect on their own goals and ambitions before considering external factors like the company. For some, this was the first time anyone asked them what they wanted from their career and work life. This “listening session” created a positive, open dialog that allowed team members to express their needs in a safe and confidential manner. The outcome is a personalized list of objectives that each associate needs from their career.
Step 2 : OBSERVE company and team objectives
This step seems obvious yet our findings revealed that many associates didn’t have a clear picture of what was the main purpose of their team and how their daily work impacts the company as a whole. This makes sense as many subject matter experts (SMEs) are focused on their tasks, facing the unknown to achieve success that they don’t often have the means to realize the impact of what their accomplishments will have on the company. In fact, many leave that kind of thinking to the managers and simply maintain a specific view of their impact on a project rather than the company as a whole. This segment of the 3-step process gets them to the see the “forest from the trees”, sometimes for the first time in a way that is relatable to their everyday work lives.
Step 3 : UNDERSTAND how their personal goals are connected to company objectives
At this point, you can probably write this step yourself. It’s a natural extension of the first two stages and makes perfect scientific logical sense. When the system was delivered, we asked:
Why do over 82% of associate’s objectives align with the company ?
It’s simple. If they love what they do, and the ones you want to keep are the ones that love their job, then all they need is to get help to “specifically connect” what they love doing to the big company purpose, mission and vision. What’s not obvious is that “connection” is different for different SMEs - that’s why this 3-step Y.O.U. system is so simple yet effective.
The Impact
Over 69% of associates felt more connected with their purpose and that of the company
Once the individualized connections were made, associates have reported over 69% closer alignment with their goals and the company objectives. This was evident in a 27% on average improvement of job satisfaction for all associates that have undertaken the program.
Why is this program effective? Many of us work every day without really knowing what we want out of work, how we want to grow our careers and what we want to achieve that truly matters. This simple 3-step system allows associates to getting to know their “YOU” in this busy busy world filled with obligations and overwhelming expectations. This program provides your associates and even you with a space to change the way and your team you looks at your company.
Coupling the Y.O.U process with AI
Sustaining the ROI realized using AI
Using AI to ensure all the procedures with the efficiencies gained are maintained.
The use of AI can be used to ensure associates utilize the new process the way it was intended and in a standardized manner. Through the use of our patented process, associates will get prompts and suggestions as they perform the new process to keep them using the appropriate material and follow the optimized steps. This helps them keep the improvements on track and maintain the gain.
Book your exploratory session today !
What you will receive at exploratory session
* We will take this opportunity to reflect on you, why you and what you do matters.
* Tools and insights on how this program can impact you and your team at work.
* A simple yet personalized 3-step system proposal of how we can quickly get associates connected to company or team purpose.
* Access to white papers, templates and videos to help you discover why Y.O.U. matter.
* Proposal with roadmap on how Y.O.U can be coupled with AI to sustain the gain.
How it impacts work
* You and your team feeling better about what they do.
* Greater focus on doing the things that matter most to you and the company.
* Elevated job satisfaction (short-term) and improved associate retention (long-term).