NETWORKING
Your people may seem to be good at what they do, but are they performing at their best if they do this in splendid isolation of everyone else in the business? There’s a major benefit in people having the opportunity to talk with each other informally as well as formally to sort out problems and find out what is going on elsewhere in the business. People need to know their part in the end to end process if they are to achieve all you expect of them.
Establishing networking opportunities in your business makes good business sense. Some of these happen naturally through normal social interaction. Others may need to be initiated in order to get people talking and sharing ideas and concerns. Good employee networks improve the overall level of effective communication within business and contribute towards a good employee relations environment.
Together we can:
- identify the types of networks that will meet the needs of your business.
- understand the benefit of establishing focus groups to canvass employee opinion.
- establish quality circles assigned to resolve specific issues.
- use problem solving and other business techniques to resolve problems.
- understand the benefit of encouraging ideas and suggestions from the ‘shop floor.’ Recognising that management doesn’t have all the answers.
- establish an environment where natural staff interaction can take place on an informal basis.
- encourage out of work networking opportunities.
- ensure best use is made of staff meetings and other company events to encourage interaction between diverse groups of staff.