Achieving more with less Business Essentials Video cassette
Publication details: Cape town Learning Resources 2000Description: 1 video cassette Has a leader's guide and user manual 18 minSubject(s): LOC classification:- HF5549.5.P4B87 2000
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Videocassette | Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf | VID | HF5549.5.P4B87 2000 | Available | 41284 |
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In the public and private sector alike, the pressures to Achieve More With Less are increasing daily. Enterprises have been restructured and downsized, leaving fewer people to achieve results. Investors, demand greater returns. The expectations of customers continue to increase. The pressure is well and truly on! No wonder so many employees, feel beleaguered and besieged. How can we achieve greater levels of productivity, lowered costs and enhanced value for our customers? How can we Achieve More With Less? This is the subject of this video based training programme, which is divided into two parts.
* Part 1: Looks at ways in which we can introduce a more people-friendly and work-enhancing work ethos.
* Part 2: Suggests some ways to achieve this by identifying eight actions for putting some "small company soul" into our workplaces.
As the video in conjunction with the Leader's Guide will show, the good news for management is that all these changes can be implemented quickly, will meet very little staff resistance, cost next to nothing and the benefits for all can be felt almost immediately.
Key Learning Points:
* Part 1:
o Share the load
o Offer solutions, not just problems
o Involve everyone
o Set priorities based on what is important
o People and Planning are the most important tasks
o Don't ignore the important tasks because they are not (yet) urgent tasks
o Our jobs are about today and tomorrow
* Part 2:
o Make work enjoyable and satisfying: energise people to contribute fully
o Share information: this is a sign of strength, not weakness
o Create a team personality and culture
o Make people feel they belong to something unique and special
o Review, review, review the team's performance
o Review, review, review your own performance
o Make people feel valued and provide plenty of recognition
o Make sure goals are clear
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