"Start with the end in mind" - People & Performance

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Regardless of the nature of a business, 'Business is done between people and by people'. Clearly the extend to which People Systems and People Programs are aligned to the intended business outcomes has a significant impact on organisational performance. These Resposition Speaker Forums highlight Reposition Opportunities present in many if not most organisations.

Speaker Topics

Presenter - John Reed of Reposition Pty Ltd

john@reposition.net.au

M: +61 438 648 678

‘Reposition’ your Organisation’s Ethics Program for Enhanced Performance

John’s focus on the contribution that an ethics program can make to company performance grew out of his own experience.

John led the turnaround of an acquired subsidiary of an entrepreneurial listed company, and thereafter led the turnaround of a subsidiary of a multinational company. The former did not have an ethics program, the latter did. It became apparent to John that a well considered and well implemented ethics program is a most valuable asset to an organisation. John observed that the extent to which an ethics program contributes to business performance, is directly correlated with the attention that the organisation and management do or don’t give to the ethics program. This emphasises that business leaders are the people who make this opportunity happen! It also emphasises the need for organisations to deal with ethics systematically and in advance!

Does your organisation have a code of ethics? Is the ethics program alive and well? Is the ethics program evident and relevant? How does the ethics program impact performance? Is the ethics program confined to a document? Is the ethics program embraced by the board? Is the ethics program embraced by management and employees? Do the organisation’s suppliers and customers and other stakeholders consider the ethics program to be effective andof value? Is the ethics program a point of differentiation? Does the ethics program contribute to the organisation’s reputation?

These are some of the questions that form the basis for the presentation. They are the same questions that cause business leaders to revisit the place that an ethics program plays in their business. John provides guidance on how business leaders can assess the current contribution of an ethics program to organisational performance, together with a practical framework to ‘reposition’ the ethics program for enhanced performance.

Who will benefit?

Business Leaders, Directors, CEOS, Divisional Heads, Functional Heads, Management teams.

Business Impact?

The speaker topic enables the audience to assess the ‘reposition opportunity’ for their business or for the component of a business for which they are responsible. Realising the ‘reposition opportunity’ requires management commitment together with a well defined initiative that is implemented well.

Speaker Topics

Presenter - John Reed of Reposition Pty Ltd

E: john@reposition.net.au

M: +61 438 648 6

‘Reposition’ your Performance Management System for Enhanced Performance

A company’s performance management system is often developed by a 3^rd party or an in-house specialist. It is not uncommon that business leaders are not directly involved in establishing the performance management framework. Similarly business leaders often delegate the implementation and ongoing development of the performance management system. John’s perspective is that business performance is the sum of the performance of each component of the business, and that business leaders need to apply their minds to the performance management framework, the implementation, the ongoing system development, and the results.

To position the effectiveness of the current performance management systems business leaders need to ask and answer one central question, ‘does the current performance management system result in improved business performance?’

Related questions include: Does management see the current performance management system as relevant and an important contributor to aggregate performance? Do the company’s employees see the current performance management system as relevant and an important contributor to aggregate performance? Does the performance management system create a united and joint effort by all to a common set of goals and targets? Do customers recognise the company’s performance management system a differentiator? Is the performance management system linked to the company’s mission and the company’s strategic plan and business plan?

John argues that business leaders who are serious about business performance need to be equally serious about the performance management system that directs the component parts. Business leaders need to develop a performance management system that tangibly drives performance. Employees will respect a system that helps them perform their work better and that results in greater customer satisfaction with improved financial performance.

Who will benefit?

Business Leaders, Directors, CEOS, Divisional Heads, Functional Heads, Management Teams.

Business Impact?

Speaker Topics

Presenter - John Reed of Reposition Pty Ltd

E: john@reposition.net.au

M: +61 438 648 678

‘Reposition’ your Organisation’s Values for Enhanced Performance

Today most organisations have a declared set of company values. An important question for business leaders is whether the values actually enhance company performance?

Are the values in the organisational genes? Are the values known? Are the values understood? Do the values feature in the company programs? Do management evidence that company values are important? Are the values lived out? How do employees experience the values? Do management and employees consider the values relevant to their day to day decisions and responsibilities? Do the company values lead to a greater alignment of employee actions with the company mission and goals?

John’s argues that there are relatively few organisations where the company values make a significant contribution to company performance, and that the stated values can even be a source of employee dissatisfaction with diminished performance.

John proposes that business leaders can significantly enhance company performance by ‘repositioning’ the company values in the life of the business or the business unit for which the business leader is accountable. In what are difficult times for businesses and business leaders, John explains why ‘repositioning’ the organisation’s values is a low cost initiative with the potential to significantly enhance performance. John unpacks how the ‘repositioning’ of company values has the potential to increase employee engagement, improve customer satisfaction, reduce risk, and minimise waste whilst enhancing financial performance as a consequence.

Furthermore, John presents a simple tool to help business leaders ‘position’ the current impact of their organisation’s values on business performance, together with a project model that provides a framework for business leaders to enhance performance through ‘repositioning’ the company values.

John’s presentation is lively, thought-provoking, practical, leaving business leaders with a worthwhile challenge to take away.

Who will benefit?

Business Leaders, Directors, CEOS, Divisional Heads, Functional Heads, Management Teams.

Business Impact?

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