Innovation is the Key to Productivity
Improvement!
In the latest research by Ernst & Young on
productivity of the Australian workforce (11,500 people
surveyed) it states more productive workers believe innovation is the strongest
driver of productivity. Interestingly however obstacles for innovation exist
within Australian organisations:
54% believe employer fails to
focus on innovation
57% believe innovation is not
recognised and rewarded
59% believe their
organisation is unwilling to try new things
How does your organisation
rate in the innovation stakes?
Score your organisation on
each of the following sample questions on a scale 1-10
·
New products or
services were introduced in our organisation over the past 12 months
·
New or
significantly changed methods of producing or delivering services were
introduced over the past 12 months
·
New or
significantly changed design of products/services or sales methods were
introduced over the past 12 months
·
There are
significant resources at the discretion of management to fund new strategic
initiatives
·
The organisation
has mechanisms in place for capturing ideas from employees
·
The organisation
has formal processes in place for responding to innovation ideas from employees
·
My organisation
regularly introduces new or improved products/services
·
New ideas are
often tried out in my organisation
·
Compared to other
organisations my company is one of the most innovative
·
Lots of new ideas
are generated in my organisation
If you score:
9-10 super
achiever
7-8 solid
achiever
5-6 patchy
1-4 poor
If you would like more
information or a discussion on improving employee engagement and productivity
give me a call.
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