What is your growth game plan for 2009?

What is your growth game plan for 2009
6 areas to consider in order to grow your organisation’s human assets

Don’t just survive in 2009, thrive! Whether you are an executive looking to climb the ranks of the research ladder or a leader looking to drive your team and agency greater heights, make 2009 the best year ever! Here are 6 tips to push you along:



1) Invest wisely in you and your staff- Given that times ahead could look tough, brace yourselves, invest wisely in your time and money. The best research tools and technologies are wasted if you do not have great staff and great leadership.

2) Rethink how you develop yourself and your staff – people are a service industry’s greatest assets, so how are you developing your staff? Challenging times call for innovative solutions to grow your greatest assets.

Innovating on how your agency goes about engaging learning and development programs for your people, and making a long term investment in your people can pay dividends.

3) Combine training with coaching for greater learning effectiveness - Learning by training combined with coaching and post training follow up has been proven to be more effective. It ensures that learning conducted in the boardroom or training facility is retained for longer and contributes directly to your ROI through direct application to the workplace.

4) Keep asking key driving questions – the quality of our lives are often driven by the quality of the questions we ask ourselves. What questions do you ask yourself? Do they spur you to action or keep you thinking of past regrets and future anxieties?

5) Induction programs can save you costs – recruit the right people, and accelerate their performance abilities in your organisation. Work out solid induction programs for your new members so they can become productive faster. This saves you time, produces a more effective employee in an accelerated manner, and creates a great morale for all involved in the process.

6) Seek help when you need it – Focus on your strengths and core competencies. Should you need to get some external assistance in people management, training, mentoring and coaching, get some trusted advice and support.

GAMEPLAN Coaching Services specialises in leadership and performance training and coaching programs for all levels of your organisation. I conduct individual and group coaching and workshop sessions in Sydney. Occasionally we offer complimentary leadership coaching workshops at your Sydney premises to complement your organisation's existing staff development plans.

Contact me today to discuss your needs. I would love to hear what you've been doing in your organisation so far, and what challenges you face at the moment. Working jointly with you, we will come up with a development plan of action to achieve the results you want.