It’s quite the buzz word at the moment ‘MINDFULNESS’ but what does it actually mean? The Wikipedia translation: “The psychological process of bringing one’s attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training”.
The benefits of outplacement (or transition) coaching for employees who have to move on is well documented but how do companies benefit? Some considerations:- (1) Promotes ‘external’ company image and brand: important for your customers, suppliers, future tenders and prospective future new employees. (2) Promotes ‘internal’ company image: portrays a positive company image to retained employees, that their colleagues were valued, have been well treated – maintaining morale.
Last July we asked “Would you make a major purchase without researching it first? Would you make a major purchase from someone you didn’t know……?” This article referred to your recruitment decisions, one of the most important and costly decisions you can make in business. It is estimated the average cost of making a poor recruitment decision is on average between £9,000 and £15,000. At Breakthrough2Performance we would like to challenge this average and put it to the test! It’s not just the tangible £’s that we should be counting – what about the intangible often overlooked costs?
Company jargon is awash with ways of positively describing organisational change and challenges with words such as transition, transformation, right-sizing, best and final offer – but what about our employees – often the descriptions used are far from positive….
Would you make a major purchase without researching it first? Would you make a major purchase from someone you didn’t know……?
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