| There comes a time in a business organization | | | | the big question is - who will the company |
| when managers will need an extra push to | | | | promote? This process is now the responsibility of |
| motivate their employees. Most of these | | | | the HR department. By reviewing all existing time |
| scenarios are direct results of a sudden financial | | | | records, work evaluations, and personal |
| crunch or a misguided corporate decision. | | | | observations, it is never difficult to promote a |
| Whatever it is, it only means that the company | | | | deserving employee. However, the heart of |
| could be in the brink of downfall. Apparent effects | | | | employee involvement does not end in promoting |
| include resigning employees. Despite these | | | | internal workers. The process has just started, in |
| undesirable situations, there is hope. In fact, little | | | | fact. The next crucial step is to measure how |
| success, and not failure, implies an opportunity to | | | | effective these moves are. Aside from the |
| go back to the basics, maximize resources, and | | | | already mentioned example, HR managers can |
| further the growth of the business. Little success | | | | introduce other helpful strategies, from which |
| is not yet failure. In these trying times, boosting | | | | they can draw the BSC metrics. |
| the morale of the workers is necessary. In this | | | | Teach employees to use office resources more |
| process, the use of employee involvement BSC | | | | efficiently. Instead of using brand new typing |
| or balanced scorecard is ideal. | | | | papers in making draft prints, encourage them to |
| If saving on labor cost is obligatory, this move | | | | use the backside of photocopied documents. |
| however must not be apparent to the | | | | Promote the use of the photocopier, instead of |
| employees. Instead of hiring new workers for | | | | using the laser printer for producing multiple similar |
| vacancies or new positions, why not get people | | | | documents. Re-use office materials if possible. |
| from within the company? It is an opportunity for | | | | Turn off printers, computer monitors, lights, |
| growth, after all. Promote your existing workers | | | | coffee maker, CPU, air conditioning system, |
| to upper level positions. This boosts their ego and | | | | electronic appliances, and gadgets when not in use. |
| furthers productivity. Less productive workers | | | | The trick is to make the employees more |
| may move to a new position; this can be a | | | | involved. It is okay to be honest about the |
| chance for them to explore new skills. Fill the | | | | present economic state of the company. |
| vacated positions by hiring new employees. HR | | | | However, never allow them to feel that they are |
| experts say this type of move is strategic. How | | | | at the bottom end. |
| is it? There are internal reasons. However, nothing | | | | At the end of the day, managers will input all of |
| can be more compelling than hiring someone who | | | | these strategic moves into the employee |
| is already in the company's rooster. The | | | | involvement BSC system. Using pre-defined |
| advantage is in their familiarity of the company's | | | | metrics, the company will be able to know if |
| core values. The second apparent reason is it | | | | there is an increase in productivity, increase in |
| promotes patronage. Workers become more | | | | sales, decrease in overhead expenses, and |
| productive and loyal. | | | | improvement in company growth. |
| As ideal and as easy as it seems in the surface, | | | | |