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Organisational Development Initiative 

1. Organisational Alignment Survey - Health check on where the business is which highlights areas of priority attention. 
2. Communication - Cascade of survey results and clarification of areas for business improvement.  
3. Pairing for Performance - Scheme to improve the performance of employees, management teams and directors based on needs identified in the survey.     

• Open channels for improved communication 
• Develop crucial interpersonal skills at all levels 
• Accurate, timely information for making relevant decisions in real time  
• Comprehensive survey of employees' attitude  
• Eliminate a silo structure 
• Tracking study to monitor change and progress over time  
• Benchmark study to compare with best-in-class competitors    
• Blue-print for eliminating areas of poor quality 
• Create a culture of continuous personal learning at all levels 

How can the OAS help you? 

The Organisational Alignment Survey (OAS) is for Directors and for Senior Decision Makers who need a proven, systematic, on-going way to measure the progress of all departments in improving quality and customer service. The OAS: 

• Provides a survey of employee perspectives and opinions.  
• Enables a company to implement a customer-focused strategy.  
• Serves as an evaluating tool to quickly and simply audit the organisation.  
• Serves as a tracking study to monitor change and progress over time.  
• Provides a benchmark to compare your organisation with average and best-in-class competitors.  
• Serves as a diagnostic to understand issues impacting departments, locations or employee teams. 
• Is a strategic planning tool to provide data and input for annual strategy sessions. 
• Creates a blueprint for a comprehensive change initiative. 

How can 'Pairing for Performance' - Buddy / Mentoring scheme help you?

The Process

'Pairing for Performance' is a personal development system which aims at improving, at all management levels, the 'soft skills' of managing and leading people.

During a 12 month period, managers and directors are paired up with people who are junior to them ('buddies') in a system of upward feedback linked to the priority areas highlighted in the OAS. The scheme is principally designed to improve management level interpersonal skills.

The 'Pairing for Performance' scheme gives a unique opportunity for managers and directors to receive feedback on their performance in a number of real work situations. It also helps build a culture of trust as the feedback given must be honest, based on evidence, timely and individual.

The same OAS would be conducted after 12 months in order to re-assess the business climate and track the progress made on the important business issues.

Example: 

• Board member to buddy up with a member of the management team 
• Manager to buddy up with a junior employee  
• Structured feedback process formulated from the outputs of the OAS 
• Scheme duration: 12 months 
• Follow-up OAS to assess performance improvement