People Management
People thrive when they know what their work priorities are– when roles and accountabilities are clearly defined from the outset, it enhances coordination and teamwork while eliminating redundancies. Employees also want to know how their work results contribute to the clear goals of the business, that they are recognized for their efforts, and that they like working with their co-workers. These elements are the foundation for a culture of strong performance.
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People understand how they contribute to the success of the organization
The My Work function within Connections Online provides a clear focus for the resources controlled by an individual. It links individual results to organizational outcomes. Everyone understands how he/she contributes to the success of the organization. It is used as an important guide for prioritizing the allocation of resources, recognizing performance, coaching, and for updating targeted outcomes throughout the year.
On the My Work Tab the alignment to the department are described through the employee’s Basic Role, the Individual ‘s scorecard, Connected Metrics to other metric goals in the system, Projects that the individual is a member, Project tasks the individual “owns”, Follow-up Tasks from meetings that the individual owns. These elements clearly link individual focus with desired outcomes. It contains clear, agreed upon personal performance goals and performance indicators.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT FEATURES
Employee work is often dynamic. As the business changes during the year, so does the employee’s work priorities. All this information is only useful if there are predictable and recurring conversations between the boss and the employee. These conversations clarify the agreement about work priorities until the next meeting.
Make the Most of Meetings and Improve Meeting Outcomes
Employees thrive with a leader and work teams that plan, prepare, question and follow-up with each other regularly. Most research finds more than 50 percent of management’s time is spent in meetings. Days are filled with meetings leaving less time during office hours to work on all job accountabilities. Connections Online can help you reduce the number of meetings as well as improve the productivity (and quality) of people’s time spent in meetings. Connections Online provides a place to connect reports, projects and people with meetings.
- Why the meeting: Create and post the agenda and share with everyone involved so they come prepared
- When/Where: Meeting attendees and logistics are clear
- What: Meeting minutes from previous meetings are online and linked. Distributed minutes are timely and available.
- Who: Meeting follow-up and task assignment is all connected to active projects
Connections Online keeps everyone updated and informed for fewer and shorter meetings. Schedule a meeting and post within Connections—the one place for everything.
MEETING MANAGEMENT FEATURES
