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Why New People
Partnership?
New People Partnership is the full implementation of the new
realities that exist between the corporation and its employees. While we talk about how fast the
business environment has
changed, probably no dimension is changing faster than the dynamics between
employer and employee. In
today's volatile times, companies can no longer guarantee lifetime job
security. "Specialized skills are increasingly required by firms, yet these
skills are what make employees more mobile in the marketplace."
For instance, in the 40's people held on average
2 jobs during their entire lifetimes. But today, that number has risen to 14
and still growing.2
Thus, the New People Partnership that establishes a new quid
pro quo.
Harnessing the People
Power
Today, people are
your firm's most precious and underutilized resource. They are your firm's repository of
knowledge and they are central to
your company's competitive advantage.
Well
coached, and highly
motivated people are critical to the development and execution of
strategies, especially in today's
faster-paced, more perplexing world, where top management alone can no
longer assure your firm's competitiveness.
Establishing a
New
Environment
At all levels, your company needs people who can deliver at
the frontier of performance. They must understand where your company is
going and be able to influence this path.
They must share in your company's
fortunes and be motivated to push for greater achievements. "New People Partnership" will help you attract this vital
resource.
Recognizing that lifetime employment is no longer feasible, this
"partnership" involves a mutual commitment to establishing the environment
for learning, self-leadership, and for ongoing employability. In essence,
the New People Partnership is a fresh perspective that dictates that the
company owns the work rather than the employee's career.
Key Principles
A successful people partnership is a coherent set of people
systems and processes that reflect the
business environment, the enterprise
strategy, and
organizational values. Each one will be unique to an organization and
its employees, but there are some key principles
that are common to all the companies that are exploring the New People
Partnerships.
10 Roles of an
Inspirational Leader
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Help people
connect
their personal goals to business goals.
Leadership
is essentially about helping people to achieve
a better life.
An important measure of
your own success as a leader is the success of your followers.
Talented and
empowered employees are the prime ingredient of organizational
success and they need to be able to
lead themselves. Provide
strategic alignment and
be a coach to your people to help each of your followers to
develop into an effective self-leader. Establish an
attitude of relentless growth to enable
your organization and
people to achieve their stretch goals...
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7 Principles of
Toyota
Production System (TPS)
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Employee involvement and empowerment...
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Best
Practices
Colin Powell's 18 Leadership Principles
Organization doesn't really accomplish
anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management
don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds...
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Case in Point
General Electric
Some years ago, in locations
throughout GE, local managers were operating in an insulated environment
with Chinese walls separating them, both horizontally and vertically, from
other departments and their workforce. Employee questions, initiatives, and
feedback were discouraged.
In the new
knowledge-driven economy, Jack Welch, CEO, General Electric, "viewed
this as anathema. He believed in creating
an open collaborative workplace
where everyone's opinion was welcome."3 He wrote in a letter to
shareholders: "If you want to get the benefit of everything employees have,
you've got to free them -
make everybody a participant. Everybody has to know everything, so they
can make the right decisions by themselves."
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