Monday, July 15, 2013

PURPLE YOUR POEPLE - 1. The people stuff: Why it matters



SHARED FROM THE BOOK:
Purple Your People
Jane Sunley

1. The people stuff:  Why it matterscute little girl and boy holding hands
Business success is truly dependent upon the three (3) ‘I’ s
            1.         Ideas (innovations and creation)
            2.         Investment (the life blood of every organization)
            3.         Individuals (talented, right roles, working to their potentials)
There is a clear gap between recognizing the power of people and delivering a robust people strategy.

Many business leaders and owners are often so busy dealing with the day-to-day stuff and fighting to survive and thrive that the subject of people just falls off the bottom of the cost.  Most organization doesn’t measure the cost of replacing a leaver.  The big impact though, is made by the indirect costs including:
-           Knowledge loss
-          Service disruption / quality
-          Drop in productivity
-          Effect on morale
-          Disruption to learn dynamics
-          Effects on reputation

three children reading a book together on a benchMany organizations recognize that getting the ‘people stuff’ right is the key to achieve objectives.  There is clearly a gap when it comes to harnessing the power of individuals to help deliver business success and growth.  Becoming people centre can’t and won’t happen overnight, but by breaking the important stuff down into manageable chunks making it possible to achieve and definitely worth the effort.  By being more focused on the people and their development, we will reap the benefits of an inspired, developing workforce that to progress the organization further and achieve greater business success.

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