Beyond Average
Because you didn’t hire Exceptional People to do “Average” work

Today’s business leaders recognize success depends on having a strong team, working together on the right things. Are you struggling with unenthusiastic employees, who may be feeling undervalued, overworked, and not performing at the level you need to move your business forward? Beyond “Average”— The Optimal Performance System is designed for companies who want to tap into the performance potential of your talent pool. This powerful performance planning and implementation program will improve employee performance you need to achieve your business goals.

Imagine what your company would be like if you could:

  • tap into the passion and unrealized potential of employees
  • effectively manage a multi-generational workforce
  • see measurable improvement in employee performance and company results
  • ensure employee performance and goals are aligned all year long
  • experience better communication at all levels
  • provide real employee feedback instead of the dreaded annual performance review
  • have more fun at work each day!

Invest in your company’s future now

Investments made in the right place still reap great rewards, regardless of economic cycles. In these challenging times, top leaders of companies know people ARE their best resource. Great creative ideas, innovation, and employee commitment are what will take companies to the next level to ensure future success. Old ways of managing performance, with inadequate communication and ineffective procedures, will hold you and your company back from achieving your business goals.

No one can predict when a full recovery will occur, but we are seeing signs that employees are looking at new opportunities and changing jobs at an increasing rate. Now is the time to ensure you have the best talent doing the right things, resulting in measurable increases in productivity today and tomorrow.

Cypress Ridge Solutions has been in the business of people, performance and pay for over 20 years. We understand people at work, have a strong business background, with a keen eye on the bottom line. Our programs deliver measurable business results. We know what works and what doesn’t. We know a new form, training session, or even a bonus will not make any difference to a company, managers or employees in the long run. It takes cohesive change of the system to ensure sustained improvement.

You cannot afford to lose any of your best people

  • Over 45% of today’s employees would leave their current jobs if possible. The cost of losing a key employee is easily well over $200,000.
  • Under-performing employees often go undetected and unreported. They increase labor costs, make more mistakes, and miss great opportunities. This does not mean “work them harder”. It means making certain you have the best people doing more of the right things who understand and are focused on business goals, committed and energized.

Imagine the benefits if your company had…

  • Employees who arrive to work on time, eager to work, emotionally connected, and understand the company’s vision and their role in making it happen.
  • A steady flow of good ideas from employees who take initiative and make better decisions.
  • Frequent, honest communication throughout the company with a focus on what’s important.

What our program provides to you

A Company Snapshot from your employees’ perspective, an honest assessment of what they think about your company from the inside out. You’ll know what’s working and what’s not, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Performance Improvement: Employees, managers and leaders who understand and support high priority goals and the performance criteria necessary for success. This system provides opportunities to cross train, greater flexibility, and better utilization of your team.

Improved Communication at all levels: Communication among employees, managers, and leadership teams will be more timely, honest and clear. The focus is on solutions, not excuses or blaming others.

Benefits you will experience

  • A more cohesive company, aligned around a solid mission and a vision for the future.
  • Employees who understand their role in that vision.
  • Fewer “employee issues”.
  • A scalable, highly effective performance system to support company success and future growth.
  • A legal effective method to “manage up or manage out”.
  • Poor performance is confidently dealt with fairly, legally, and sooner than later.
  • Better Top and Bottom Line Results: Productivity is aligned with company goals, improving revenue and reducing costs.

This program is right for your company if…

  • Your company size is between 50 and 500 employees.
  • You genuinely care about your employees as people and have solid company values.
  • You are really ready to take your business to the next level.
  • You know your current performance system and annual reviews just aren’t working.
  • Performance problems aren’t addressed honestly or promptly. Layoffs are seen as the opportunity to get rid of “dead wood”.
  • You’re worried, as the economy improves, you may lose some of your best people.
  • You have the time and resources to INVEST in your company and its future.
  • You are committed to long term change, not simply a quick fix.

This program is for companies who want to achieve new levels of success, grow and thrive; who genuinely care about their people; and want to optimize employee performance.

A comprehensive company-wide performance system offers tools, training, and resources, to support the successful implementation of a custom designed Performance System Blueprint. The key components of this program include:

  • Employee Climate Survey identifies and measures your employees’ perspective of what’s working; company strengths; challenges; and disconnects your employees may have. (A Pre- and Post Survey are done to measure the program outcomes.)
  • Review of Key Financial Indicators and company initiatives is done pre- and post-program.
  • Blueprint for Success. Once we know what needs to be done, we will create together a set of tools and processes to improve your performance system, down to the individual level. With a cohesive program, rather than a random ala-carte selection of separate items, we achieve measurable improvement at the company level (i.e. reduced costs, improved efficiencies, new ideas and improved profitability) and at the employee level (job satisfaction, motivation, and commitment and better performance).
  • Structured Feedback Tools for Managers and Employees for Ongoing Communication. We’ll create powerful and practical strategies, tools, and training programs to improve manager’s skills to coach, mentor and encourage timely, hones, clear and effective feedback. These skills will encourage and inspire their team to do their best, bring forth their creative ideas and take initiative to continually improve the way work is done.
  • Personal Learning Plan. Each employee will develop with their manager and “own” their plan for performance improvement, enrichment and professional development.
  • Online tools and Informational resources will be available to managers and employees to encourage ongoing continuous improvement and success. Feedback Outlines, Discussion Agendas, and guidelines for dealing with challenging situations they face.
  • Ongoing support to help ensure successful implementation.
  • Management Development Programs.(Selection will be based upon client needs)
    • Roles and Responsibilities and Organizational Values—Tools, Techniques
    • Communicating in a multi-generational workplace
    • Feedback Strategies, Techniques and Tools
    • Coaching–Strategies, Techniques and Tools
    • Mentoring– Strategies, Techniques and Tools
    • Correcting Underperforming Employees—Tools and Techniques
    • Managing to Stay Legal throughout the Employment Life Cycle
    • The Annual “Sit-Down” Discussion—Year in Review, Goals, Standards and Progress

This program is not for you if:

  • Your company is financially “on the edge” and there is no long-range to plan for
  • You already have a performance system that achieves everything you want from your team
  • You love to micro-manage and have no desire to change
  • Your company is just the right size and you have no interest in growing

This program is designed for companies who want to achieve new levels of success, grow and thrive; who genuinely care about their people; and want to optimize employee performance.

If you’re ready to explore if this program is for you now or in the near future…

Please contact me to request a complimentary Performance Strategy Session. In this session, we will discuss:

  • Your strategic vision and objectives for your company;
  • Critical current people and performance challenges;
  • If this program would be a good investment at this time.

I’m Cherryll Sevy, Founder and President of Cypress Ridge Solutions, and am a senior Human Resources strategist who works with client companies to improve performance through the design and implementation of programs to attract, retain and energize their top talent and leadership. For over twenty years, I have garnered extensive experience in working with a variety of companies in Silicon Valley. Practical, pragmatic and highly effective, I understand the importance of bottom line focus in addressing the people issues of organizations.

I’ll get back to you within 2 business days to discuss it further.

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