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Provoke - Five Important Tips To Get A High PerformanceTeam Provocative thought of the month..... August 2009
Now it is the best time ironically to get the team you really want. There are a lot of great people out there waiting to be picked up and willing to help you develop your business like never before.
There is a huge difference between high performance teams and ordinary teams. The impact on your bottom line and stress levels is significant.
- Don't take shortcuts! Taking short cuts by cutting out your more costly staff could be your biggest mistake, particularly if they are the most productive and the most effective. When every hour and every small action counts you simply need to have the best people on your team.
- Recruit wisely. Get the best person you can. Be prepared to wait for the best candidate. The most common problem is thinking you need to fill the position as quickly as possible. There may be some short term pain while you wait but it is more than worth it. We all know the real price we pay when we get a non-performer.
- Pay the price. If you want the best person then pay the right price. Good performers are worth their weight in gold. A good sales person can be worth 3. A good product developer can be worth 3. So why try to save 15% on salary to get a poorer performer?
- Retain good people. Happy employees contribute more and stay longer in the business. Ensure the rewards are motivating for the person and make the rewards a real win-win for the company and the person. There are many great rewards schemes out there and we have seen many reward schemes change a business’s profits in a relatively short period of time (if you can’t thing of one then give us a call….!). In a recent study it was discovered one the key reasons why people left their jobs was because they were not given the right opportunities to contribute.
- Delegate. Don’t do it yourself because you think you can do it better or quicker. Business owners who are able to overcome this see their business profits grow beyond anything they could accomplish alone, see their own stress levels dissolve, and see the value of the asset they own grow exponentially. If you want to leverage your resources most effectively then delegate as much as you can. This gives your team members the opportunities to grow and be rewarded for their performance
Contact us now for a free review of your strategies for these changing times. This 2 hour meeting is at no charge. Ph (04) 920 1594 or email: enquiry@progressivebusinessinternational.com
FREE SEMINAR! Wellington, NZ. "Less Effort for More Results: How to Leverage your Resources"
A fun seminar that uses some familiar tales to clearly illustrate just how easy it is to change.
Delivered by 3 of Progressive's experts: Alan Platt, Clare Green and Paul Heffernan.
- Learn how to take your personal strength and use it to lead and leverage your team to grow sales and profit
- Learn how to describe your vision, and motivate the team to work differently, be self managing and take control of their work.
- Learn how to develop systems that rely less on individuals and more on the team.
- Learn how to turn your whole team into a sales resource – and achieve what you cannot do alone.
- Develop a plan to make the changes you need, to become that business!
Click here to register: register@ progressivebusinessinternational.com/ and email th names of those who wish to attend. and email the names of those who wish to attend. Date: 27th August, 2009
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Place: Level 4, Chamber of Commerce Building, 20 Daly St, Lower Hutt
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