Monitor employee progress – A4ManagementTools

Procedure in correct order:

. Step 1: Follow up on activities and verify progress: A4042.StepsForward.
. Step 2: Set up an action plan, manage projects, and coordinate activities: A4023.ProjectManagement.
. Step 3: Define goals and priorities: A4005.TeamGoals&Priorities.
. Step 4: Evaluate the employee and set annual goals: A4003.EmployeeEvaluation.
. Step 5: Share feedback. Reward and correct: A4001.Feedback.

A4005.TeamGoalsAndPriorities

This tool enables the team to set significant goals and outcomes, establish the right priorities, and coordinate effectively.

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Key Results	Solved Problems
Setting goals and priorities and synchronizing the team	Interpretable goals
Developing a shared strategy	Arbitrary assignment of priorities (not coordinated)
Highlighting activities that generate value	Feeling of having to prioritize urgent activities
Excluding uncoordinated initiatives	Prolonged periods of stress
Dedicating time to what is essential	Tendency to procrastinate
Ensuring focus on the important rather than the urgent	Tendency to be distracted from one’s goals
	Allowing others to use our resources

A4003.EmployeeEvaluation

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

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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

A4001.Feedback

This tool allows offering feedback to collaborators and partners, acknowledging merits, identifying areas of improvement, and monitoring the effectiveness of corrective actions.

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Key Results	Solved Problems
Sharing constructive feedback that serves as motivation	Absent or occasional recognition of merits
Expressing appreciation to collaborators and partners	Limited use of feedback as an incentive
Encouraging collaborators to realize their potential	Tolerance of negative behaviors
Strengthening relationships between managers and employees, clients, suppliers, and colleagues	Reluctance to implement corrective actions
Documenting your commitment to supporting professional growth	Authoritarian tendencies and inappropriate behaviors
Objectifying corrective actions with a fact- and data-based approach	Lack of communication of expectations as superior
Managing inappropriate behaviors (ensuring patience is not perceived as acceptance)
As a last resort: terminating the employment relationship following proper management procedures (after exploring all possible alternatives)

A4042.StepsForward

This tool enables the listing of tasks to be completed and encourages teams to work proactively.

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Key Results	Solved Problems
Protocoling pending issues and resolving them in an organized manner	Uncertainty about the progress of delegated activities
Compiling a document with all tasks to be performed	Ambiguity regarding task assignments
Putting certain activities on hold (to allow them to mature or to decide whether to abandon them)	Propensity to postpone the most challenging activities
Making collaborators responsible	Tendency to react rather than anticipate
Appreciating the efforts made	Engagement in tasks of little relevance instead of critical ones
Consulting progress without needing to ask	Difficulty in coordinating harmoniously
Organizing ideas in a few moments
Limiting email exchanges

A4023.ProjectManagement

This tool integrates the most efficient techniques for organizing activities and projects, distributing responsibilities, delegating, and facilitating monitoring and audits.

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Key Results	Solved Problems
Formulating a strategy, managing projects, and coordinating activities effectively	Absence of a coordinated action plan
Defining clear and unmistakable goals	Tendency to manage activities empirically, without consolidated methodologies
Conducting kick-off meetings to align the team	Habit of passively accepting unforeseen events
Plotting a path and taking the first steps immediately	Tendency to centralize decisions
Incorporating the responsibility assignment matrix	Presence of uncoordinated initiatives
Scheduling periodic reviews	Limited autonomy for team members and frequent interruptions
Having a reminder and knowing the status of projects at a glance, at any time	Obstacles in defining and monitoring costs, deadlines, and objectives
Mobilizing the team to overcome challenges together	Difficulty in knowing the next 2-3 phases in advance

A4005.TeamGoalsAndPriorities

Key Results	Solved Problems
Setting goals and priorities and synchronizing the team	Interpretable goals
Developing a shared strategy	Arbitrary assignment of priorities (not coordinated)
Highlighting activities that generate value	Feeling of having to prioritize urgent activities
Excluding uncoordinated initiatives	Prolonged periods of stress
Dedicating time to what is essential	Tendency to procrastinate
Ensuring focus on the important rather than the urgent	Tendency to be distracted from one’s goals
	Allowing others to use our resources