Connections That Count

Connections That Count
By Dr. Barbara Brown

Employees are highly committed to make significant contributions when there is a clear connection among organization practices, performance objectives, and personal recognition. How connected is your organization?

Answer True (T) or False (F)

_____ 1. Everyone knows our organization's Top Five strategic and most critical goals.

_____ 2. Everyone knows how their individual activities contribute to the achievement of critical goals.

_____ 3. Everyone is spending sufficient time performing activities related to critical goals.

_____ 4. Everyone has the materiel resources necessary to achieve critical goals.

_____ 5. Everyone has the human resources/support necessary to achieve critical goals.

_____ 6. Everyone has the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to achieve critical goals.

_____ 7. Everyone receives the kind of information necessary to achieve critical goals.

_____ 8. All workflow processes allow for timely delivery of products/services related to achievement of critical goals.

_____ 9. All workflow processes allow for high quality products/services related to achievement of critical goals.

_____ 10. All training is directly linked to skills required for achievement of critical goals.

_____ 11. All recruitment focuses on acquiring the kind of talent necessary for the achievement of critical goals.

_____ 12. We are able to retain the kind of talent necessary for the achievement of critical goals.

_____ 13. We have a process for linking employee performance to the achievement of critical goals.

_____ 14. We have a process for linking employee rewards/recognition to the achievement of critical goals.

Score: For every False (F) answer, consider strategies for improvement.

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