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Results found: 17

The implementation of this A4ManagementTools Chain spans several months.
. Step 1: Identify the needs of customers, partners, and stakeholders: A4002.IdentifyCustomerNeeds.
. Step 2: Conduct stakeholder analysis: A4015.StakeholderAnalysis.
. Step 3: Define the requirements of each professional profile: A4071.HumanCapitalReadiness.
. Step 4: Set and evaluate employees’ annual objectives: A4003.EmployeeEvaluation.
. Step 5: Plan employee skill development: A4017.HR-DevelopmentPlan.
. Step 6: Increase training transfer and team knowledge sharing: A4006.CourseKnowledgeTransfer.
. Step 7: Lead by leveraging employee strengths: A4021.StrengthsBasedLeadership.
. Step 8: Stimulate employees’ attitudinal development: A4030.AttitudesDevelopment.
. Step 9: Formalize the internal and external communication strategy: A4092.EnterpriseCommunicationStrategy.
. Step 10: Establish a communication plan: A4026.CommunicationPlan.
. Step 11: Gradually and systematically assess current and potential performance: A4084.SupplierStressTest.
. Step 12: Document operational continuity and response capabilities: A4020.BusinessContinuityActions.
. Step 13: Document implementation of continuous improvement proposals: A4073.ImprovementIdeasImplementation.
. Step 14: Document non-conformity treatment: A4032.NonConformityTreatment.
. Step 15: Document the provision of employee well-being tools: A4048.PursuitOfHappiness, A4049.WellbeingGrower, A4051.BestOfMe.

A4002.IdentifyCustomerNeeds

This tool allows for detecting the needs of clients, partners, and suppliers, their challenges and difficulties, proposing targeted solutions.

Key Results Solved Problems
Identifying client needs and stimulating new ones Difficulties distinguishing between the problem, the needs, and the solutions
Demonstrating to clients the ability to solve their problems Some clients struggle to understand which solution can help them
Empathizing with clients and partners Clients poorly informed about the problems that can be solved
Encouraging collaborators to proactively meet needs Proposed solutions are described from the supplier’s perspective rather than the client’s
Assisting clients in recognizing new opportunities Confusing or superficial presentation of solutions
Inspiring clients to promote solutions  
Aligning the narrative of your marketing campaigns  

A4015.StakeholderAnalysis

This tool enables the examination of stakeholders regardless of their position or nature and to define an action plan to align values and interests.

Key Results Solved Problems
Analyzing stakeholders Possible opposition, often without objective reasons
Bringing out needs Resistance to change
Determining the true influencers Project interruptions
Mitigating the impact of opponents Costs generated by opposition
Engaging stakeholders Stakeholders’ tendency to maintain their positions
Benefiting from diverse perspectives Prolonged conciliation procedures
Creating new value instead of competing for it  
Stimulating the creation of alliances  

A4071.HumanCapitalReadiness

This tool helps to outline the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for each professional profile and to guide collaborators

Key Results Solved Problems
Defining specific requirements for each professional profile Absence of defined requirements
Outlining necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes Absence of a skills database
Evaluating requirement fulfillment Untapped human potential
Identifying gaps and planning improvement Lack of a skills development plan for each role
Attracting talents aligned with company needs Difficulty in drafting development plans
Isolating unsuitable profiles Insufficient incentives for role-specific specialization
Updating the available skills database Risk of selecting inadequate profiles

 

A4003.EmployeeEvaluation

This tool facilitates the assessment of collaborators' performance, objective formalization, and the development of an action plan for the upcoming year.

Key Results Solved Problems
Guiding collaborators throughout the upcoming year Constant need for performance realignment
Harmonizing the aspirations of collaborators with those of the organization Lack of a performance evaluation method
Calling to action and to contribution Unattainable work goals (lack of clear agreement)
Integrating new necessary performances Inconsistent motivation
Promoting the (independent) development of collaborators and tracking progress Decreased competitiveness of the company’s human capital
Proving to be a reliable and credible leader Limited knowledge of current best practices
Quickly recalling what was agreed upon Lack of human capital development

A4017.HR-DevelopmentPlan

This tool allows for the planning of employee development as well as documenting available skills.

Key Results Solved Problems
Surveying training needs Partial view of the personnel evolution project
Having a comprehensive corporate training program Limited time planning
Generating convocations with educational objectives Heterogeneous business management methodologies
Organizing practical sessions (follow-up) Considerable administrative commitment
Planning learning audits (audits, tests, evacuation tests, etc) Obstacles in recording needs and training results
Managing budgets and reporting Exceeding budgets
Maintaining a file for each collaborator  

 

A4021.StrengthsBasedLeadership

This tool allows employees' self-assessment to be aligned with that of their manager regarding more than 30 leadership competencies, ensuring that the team as a whole possesses all core competencies.

Key Results Solved Problems
Leading by valuing collaborators’ talents Unused collaborators’ talents
Recognizing your own distinctive skills and those of collaborators Employees’ potential not fully exploited
Equally distributing key competencies within the team Necessary skills concentrated in a few team members
Motivating collaborators by investing in their strengths (rather than demotivating them by trying to fill their weaknesses) Fluctuating motivation and enthusiasm
Acknowledging each collaborator’s competencies Feeling of inadequacy among some team members
Building trust among collaborators and towards them  

A4030.AttitudesDevelopment

This tool offers inspiration from over 500 skills, categorized by competency groups, to discover new areas of growth both individually and in a group.

Key Results Solved Problems
Encouraging personal development by tapping into over 500 skills Tendency not to recognize skills to develop
Consciously selecting qualities to improve Tendency to stick to habitual methods
Exploring new areas of recognition Limited ideas on how to evolve
Discovering unexplored opportunities Complacency in current skills
Defining new goals Minimization of one’s growth potential
Encouraging collaborators to maintain curiosity  

A4092.EnterpriseCommunicationStrategy

This essential tool for every organization balances the three levels of communication, formalizes its communication strategy, and coordinates the involved parties with a clear action plan.

Key Results Solved Problems
Defining a high-level corporate communication strategy Fragmented and repetitive communication
Identifying 10-15 impactful communication actions Spread of rumors
Focusing on a few key messages Confusion between formal and informal communication channels
Balancing the three dimensions of corporate communication Untapped communication potential
Enhancing the positive perception of executives and the trust of collaborators Fluctuating motivation and demotivation among collaborators
Communicating within cognitive saturation limits Poor transmission of enthusiasm and solemnity to collaborators

A4026.CommunicationPlan

This tool facilitates the creation of a consensual communication plan, significantly improving relational effectiveness with minimal investment.

Key Results Solved Problems
Formulating an internal and external communication plan Uncoordinated communication
Defining objectives and inviting action Absence of definition of channels, frequency, and responsibilities
Mapping interests, target audiences, modes and timing of communication Fragmented and repetitive communication
Encouraging attention to content Information overload for recipients
Establishing the action plan and evaluating the effect of communication Poor responsiveness
Codifying common communicative norms Lack of feedback on communication effectiveness

A4084.SupplierStressTest

This tool allows for the evaluation, selection, and enhancement of suppliers, partners, and associates to ensure quality and stability of operations. The tool also offers the possibility to self-evaluate provided performances.

Key Results Solved Problems
Selecting suppliers that meet performance requirements Challenges in finding and selecting suitable suppliers
Evaluating and strengthening supplier activities Variability in the performance offered by suppliers (difficulty in defining a performance rating)
Controlling the reliability of the supply chain and delivery Dependence on third-party performance
Consolidating one’s own production and delivery process Discontinuity in product and service compliance
Verifying the performance received (second-party audits) Obstacles in ensuring the operational continuity of suppliers
Defining expectations and response capabilities objectively Challenges in meeting cost, schedule, and performance quality
Mitigating risks and managing supply interruptions Problems in ensuring compliance with service level agreements
Identifying hidden wastes Variability in one’s performance

A4073.ImprovementIdeasImplementation

This tool gives everyone the opportunity to propose ideas, perceptions and solutions, promoting continuous improvement.

Key Results Solved Problems
Implementing continuous improvement ideas Uncoordinated (and unauthorized) individual initiatives
Incorporating the best insights of employees and customers into one’s own processes Knowledge confined to the minds of collaborators (rather than integrated into the organization)
Following a shared implementation procedure Neglected suggestions from collaborators
Ensuring some individuals’ innovation translates into the entire organization’s progress Missed improvement opportunities
Minimizing resistance to change Interruptions in the continuous improvement process
Recognizing collaborators’ areas of specialization Proposals left pending

A4032.NonConformityTreatment

This tool provides a methodology to effectively manage non-conformities, failures, and malfunctions, turning them into opportunities for the organization.

Key Results Solved Problems
Decisively addressing non-compliances, faults, and malfunctions Tendency to accept recurring problems
Distinguishing between improvement and non-compliance Ignoring warning signs
Applying solutions following a scale of effectiveness Adopting temporary or palliative solutions
Documenting correct management practices and legal evidence Omitting the investigation of non-conformity causes
Encouraging a resilient and constant approach Unrealized potential due to errors and discrepancies
Identifying waste and reducing environmental impact and costs  

A4048.PursuitOfHappiness

This tool brings us back to the awareness of activities that fill us with joy, accessible without significant expenditure of money.

Key Results Solved Problems
Discovering new ways to happiness with limited financial means Difficulties in determining what makes one happy
Producing one’s own joy Assuming that happiness depends mainly on money, neglecting alternatives
Restraining current expenditure Underestimating the pleasure that can be felt without or with few economic investments
Comparing with colleagues and partners Ignoring the easily attainable small daily joys
Highlighting positive aspects of life Minimizing the effect of gratitude in promoting happiness

A4049.WellBeingGrower

This tool aids in recognizing what weakens us to replace it with factors that promote stability and serenity, drawing on multiple proposals.

Key Results Solved Problems
Strengthening your emotional well-being Failure to identify psychophysiological stressors
Converting weakening elements Tolerance towards disturbing factors
Evolving your choices Omission in eliminating vulnerability aspects
Promoting the well-being philosophy in one’s own environment Tendency to neglect the strengthening of one’s psychophysical balance

A4051.BestOfMe

This tool enables you to self-evaluate the main areas of your life and establish your evolutionary actions.

Key Results Solved Problems
Evaluating and enhancing your potential in specific areas Tendency to consider one’s existence as a whole rather than analyzing specific areas
Discovering new potentials Propensity to propose generalized rather than targeted improvement strategies
Evincing one’s new opportunities Difficulty in identifying concrete steps to improve and achieve well-being
Identifying new actions and embarking on the desired development path Inclination to embrace uncertainty rather than change
Observing your progress  

A4020.BusinessContinuityActions

This tool catalogs preventive and corrective, mild and acute measures with the aim of ensuring business continuity based on events and alert levels.

Key Results Solved Problems
Establishing response protocols to maintain operational continuity Disorganized individual actions
Preparing an emergency intervention plan Late and limited disruption indicators
Designing layered responses based on alert levels (predictive rather than reactive) Absence of self-analysis on disruptive factors (endogenous and exogenous)
Compiling a responsibility assignment matrix Uncertainties about roles and recovery procedures
Verifying alternative plans Delays in reacting to events
Exploring and verifying mitigation measures Lack of action plans for scenarios
Establishing and testing recovery procedures (disaster recovery)  
Guiding the organization towards planned redundancy and flexibility (resilient approach)  

A4002.IdentifyCustomerNeeds

Key Results Solved Problems
Identifying client needs and stimulating new ones Difficulties distinguishing between the problem, the needs, and the solutions
Demonstrating to clients the ability to solve their problems Some clients struggle to understand which solution can help them
Empathizing with clients and partners Clients poorly informed about the problems that can be solved
Encouraging collaborators to proactively meet needs Proposed solutions are described from the supplier’s perspective rather than the client’s
Assisting clients in recognizing new opportunities Confusing or superficial presentation of solutions
Inspiring clients to promote solutions  
Aligning the narrative of your marketing campaigns