Ekos Consulting Limited - Investors in People

Investing in your people could make a big difference to your business

• Are you clear about what your organisation is trying to achieve?
• Is this communicated throughout the organisation?
• Do all employees know what contribution they are expected to make?
• Are all employees given the facilities and training they need to do their jobs - and do their jobs well?
• Is all staff development directly related to the success of the business?

If you can answer 'yes' to any or all of these questions, good for you. Your organisation may already be well on the way to becoming an Investor in People.

How does your organisation measure up to the Investors in People Standard?

Click here for our free on-line Investors in People Healthcheck - with an explanation of what each Indicator means in practice

'All businesses and organisations invest in their staff; Investors in People is about sustaining that investment, evaluating the benefits of training and development and developing employee commitment to the goals and objects of the organisation. These principles are robust and enduring and underpin successful enterprise everywhere.' Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive of Investors in People UK

Investors in People (IIP) is a national quality standard which sets a level of good practice for improving an organisation's performance through its people.

The Standard provides a framework for improving business performance and competitiveness, through a planned approach to setting and communicating business objectives and developing people to meet these objectives. The result, is that what people can do and are motivated to do, matches what the organisation needs them to do. The process is cyclical and should engender the culture of continuous improvement.

'The Investors in People standard helps companies and organisations to survive, compete and prosper in an increasingly competitive environment in which the only constant is change' Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive of Investors in People UK

The Investors in People Standard is built on the following four principles

Commitment - An Investor in People is fully committed to developing its people in order to achieve its aims and objectives

Planning - An Investor in People is clear about its aims and objectives and what its people need to do to achieve them

Action - An Investor in People develops its people effectively in order to improve its performance

Evaluation - An Investor in People understands the impact of its investment in people on its performance

These principles are underpinned by 12 indicators of good practice

Investors in People UK

At Ekos, we have been particularly successful working with companies going through key growth stages - utilising the Investors in People Standard to overcome barriers to change in order to achieve positive business benefits.

Check out Ekos Updates: London East TEC IiP Awards

Also check out the Investors in People UK web site

For more information, contact:

Glyn Debnam , Ekos Consulting Limited, 2 Cambrian Grove, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0PU

Email: glyn@ekos-consulting.co.uk

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Ekos Consulting Limited, Head Office: 2 Cambrian Grove, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0PU
email: info@ekos-consulting.co.uk; phone: 01474 329276/532885