An employee was working late one evening when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. “Excuse me,” said the CEO, “this is a very confidential and important document, and my PA has gone for the night. Can you make this thing work?”
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In my travels as a recruitment consultant I came across a wonderful description of the Perfect Employee -
When I ask Business Owners/Managers (and not just Small Business Owners/Managers) if they have documented Job Descriptions for all roles in their businesses, too larger number reply “Oh I don’t have time to do that – besides I know in my head what I need them to do”.
I am all for documented procedures and processes being used by business owners. Knowledge, consistency and compliance equals efficiency, productivity, less errors and reduced rework. However, like Erika’s job interview, procedures and lack of training can have the opposite effect.
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