My Articles Best Choice: How to Capture Thousands of Employee Ideas & Suggestions

In these changing times, businesses need to be looking for ways to cut costs and improve performance. Capturing ideas and suggestions from employees should become a top priority -- especially in this economy. Getting employees involved not only yields valuable ideas and suggestions, but also engages and improves employee motivation, creating a more productive and satisfying work environment. Yet many ignore the untapped resource of their employees who know their jobs better than any expert.

Fact #1: Just 41% of employees think their senior management supports new ideas and new ways of doing things.

Fact #2: Just 37% of employees think senior management tries to be visible and accessible to employees.

Fact #3: A whopping 60% of employees think their organization's employee suggestion program does not exist or is ineffective.

During the past 30 years, I have worked with hundreds of organizations in designing employee suggestion and engagement programs. As a Board Member of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, I had the opportunity to examine and evaluate how leading organizations use their Employee Suggestion Systems (ESS) to produce results. I trained managers at Yamaha and learned how they drive continuous improvement with their Kaizen process. My experiences have taught me what works and what does not.

We will focus on two programs. The first one is called the Bright Idea Campaign and the other is a more formalized Idea Management system called MyeNovation which includes an online tracking system. Watch Youtube video. https://youtu.be/yCs1Y7ohzS0

Discover how to create employee suggestion systems such as Idea Campaigns, Idea Olympics, Idea-A-Day, Kaizen, STAT VA and Vampire Extermination Expeditions, just to name a few. The results of these programs can increase revenues, cut costs, improve customer satisfaction and have a major impact on job satisfaction and motivation.

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How To Navigate Your Business Through The Coronavirus Outbreak

Times right now are uncertain with our businesses. The COVID-19 virus has left everyone reaching every option to keep their business running. While we understand social distancing and “Safer at Home” are the right choices to make for the population, it is still hard. Everything is shutting down and hitting our economy hard. There are a few things you can do to navigate your business through the coronavirus outbreak.

Stay Informed

It is very important to keep your staff as informed as possible. Everything is changing at a very fast pace. Trying to stay informed and up to date can be tricky sometimes. Your business may be one that is able to stay open right now but by the end of the day, they've decided you need to close.

Keep Your Staff Up-To-Date

You don’t want to just assume that your employees have all the information they need. Just because they can watch the news or go online to read it. It doesn't mean that they know what the future holds for their job. You as the owner or manager of the company needs to make sure you are taking the time to sit down and communicate with your staff.

Make out a schedule of specific times that you and your staff will sit down to discuss important topics. It will allow you to inform and update them on where things are with the business. Information is changing from minute to minute on guidelines to follow.

Make a Plan

When everything with the media is fast-paced and changing minute by minute. Be proactive and make a plan for your business for COVID-19. You and your employees will greatly appreciate it. By doing this, you are making it possible for your employees to plan ahead.

Work Remotely

If you're able to allow your employees to work from home, help them make a schedule. Be clear on what you expect them to accomplish at home. Write out what time they need to start work, and what they need to get done during the day. Also, help them navigate how they need to communicate with clients.

Communicate With Your Team

Make sure everyone understands all the protocols for your business. Make it easily accessible during these trying times when people are panicked. Communicate with them and make sure they understand what role they play. All in all, everyone is scared and uncertain. Try to help each other out and stay in communication about the business.

5 Self-Help Habits Of Successful People

Self-care is vital for busy people who focus more on their business and others than themselves. Burnout is a real thing and by practicing these five habits of successful people you will gain more peace, energy, and success. Self-care is definitely a practice but if you are willing to set new habits we know it will pay off.

1. Journal To Reflect

Creating a gratitude journal is known to create positive changes in the brain that help you to see life completely different. If you want to maintain your level of success along with your happiness start your day off by asking yourself these questions:

What three things am I grateful for?
What three things would make today great?
Additionally, before bed ask yourself:
What three things happened today that made it great?
How could I have made today better?

Practicing daily helps you to stay connected to your purpose.

2. Diversify Your Activities

Hobbies are an extremely important part of any lifestyle but in order to keep things fun and exciting it’s necessary to diversify your activities. Picking up a new hobby or learning something new is challenging at first but it opens up a whole new world of opportunity and experience.

If you typically love to enjoy a good book at home try joining a book club and meet new people.

3. Put Down The Electronics and Turn Up the Outdoors

We love our devices but sometimes we put a little too much time into scrolling and watching television that we forget about what our bodies crave. This isn’t a bashing segment on social media or phone addictions but it is a plea to go outside and spend time soaking in all the beautiful fresh air.

4. Feed Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

It’s pretty typical for successful people to feed their minds but don’t forget the body and spirit need to be fed as well. Make sure you are getting 30 minutes of exercise a day even if it is just a 30-minute walk.

Taking a walk will allow you to get that much-needed nature time and feed your body at the same time. If you are a religious person make time for attending your place of worship or embrace things that calm your mind and bring more inner stillness.

5. Make Sure You Are Getting Enough Sleep

And last but not least, make sure you are getting enough sleep. Sleep allows your body to renew cells and is attributed to clear thinking and better health. Most people need 6 to 8 hours a night.

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