What's The Plan?

By Paul Bertrand

November 10, 2014

 If I told you that the ship is taking in water, or the vehicle’s tire is losing air, or worse, the plane is heading towards a storm, there would be some immediate actions taking place.

Someone takes charge, the captain, driver or pilot and makes the best decisions to avoid a catastrophe, and ensures safe passage to the planned destinations.

From a leadership standpoint, ongoing research is telling us that we have some serious symptoms and they are stopping or impacting many organizations to be reaching their desired destination.  If you are a leader such as the examples above, you may want to continue reading, since the odds are not in your favour.  These alarming facts are being shared with us from many surveys and research.  In case this is news for you, I’m glad that my blogs are helping with that.

Recently I referred to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report from October 2013, where they shared that fully engaged workers in Canada are at a shocking 16%.

This week I discovered another alarming survey, data from 200,000 anonymous employees, putting even more light on the matter.  Nothing alarming other than The 2014 TINYpulse Employee Engagement and Organizational Culture Report tells us that:

• Only 36% believe they have a strong work culture.
• Many supervisor and employee relationships are in a poor state with 49% stating they are not satisfied with their direct supervisor. 
• 66% do not see any growth opportunity in their role
• Over a quarter do not believe they have the right tools

No need for more.  The picture is painted.  I personally don’t need more data. Now I ask, what is your plan?  It is time for action.

Leaders who realize and take action, will be advancing their organizations to reach their ultimate destinations. A chance to differentiate themselves by stronger culture, tools, and relationships.  

If your company, organization, or business is interested in taking action, it should begin with a good understanding of its strengths and weaknesses that correlate to organizational effectiveness.  Research done by Effective Managers™ and the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa identified key findings that are Canadian specific and, most importantly, finds a link between the effectiveness of an organization and the workers.

Through a survey taken by managers, not employees, your organization can benchmark your effectiveness and receive a detailed report to help your leaders take action.

Contact Canadian People Management to learn more on how you can be leading your industry, your organization, your team, to greater results. 

Paul Bertrand is the Founder of Canadian People Management Inc. which is based out of Pickering, Ontario. His company specializes in organizational effectiveness development through solutions tailored to strengthen his client’s cultures, leadership and teams.

www.cpeoplemi.com