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Catapult and workplace survey experts, John Robertson and Associates (JRA), have created The Building a Great Workplace Programme. The programme is based on quantifiable data and analysis of the drivers of great workplaces. Whatever your need, our unrivalled knowledge of best workplaces and organisational development provides you with the know-how and support to transform your performance.
The in-house programme is crafted to your specific needs, and has five elements:
1. Measurement, and Analysis
Organisations undertake a workplace survey and receive advanced analysis revealing the drivers of current performance.
2. Commitment and Goal-Setting
As with any major performance improvement initiative two factors are vital. The first is the commitment of the organisation's leadership to building a great workplace. The second is the setting of key performance indicators to measure and assess progress. An intensive session between the programme team and your CEO and senior management team results in:
- Identification of gaps between your current state and the hallmarks of great workplaces
- In depth discussion of your organisation's survey results: drivers and implications
- Agreed priority areas and performance objectives
- Agreed commitments of the senior management team and implications for leadership
3. Strategies and Solutions
With priority areas identified, we'll work with you to develop a customised implementation programme. You will get advice and guidance on strategies and practical solutions. You'll also get to learn from great workplaces. Site visits to award-winning organisations are arranged.
4. Review and Assessment
What impact are the strategies and solutions having? Phase three measures and reports progress against the key performance indicators identified in phase one.
5. Maintaining Momentum
You will want to sustain your results and continue to improve. We will help you to sustain performance improvement through creating a community of like-minded organisations who share your goal of creating a great workplace. You'll get to share experiences, build understanding of ‘real world' pragmatic approaches, and gain support.
Why Invest in the Programme?
Building a great workplace makes sense. More than 50 empirical studies show that employee-centred management is associated with superior employee attitudes, increased employee retention and productivity, and better organisational performance.
JRA's database and analysis shows substantive positive benefits from adopting a ‘best place to work' approach to employee management. Comparing the top 20 best places to work (Leaders) with the bottom 20 (Laggers), JRA finds employees in the Leaders category are:
14% more engaged with their work
18% more likely to stay with the organisation
23% less stressed with their work
25% more discretionary effort
Great workplaces make great business sense.
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