“The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility (freedom) to their employees will have the edge in this area.” Bill Gates I can’t neglect (since I missed the window over the 4th) to make sure to make a point about freedom during our nation’s birthday month. And as by coincidence or actually, by what really makes a whole lot of sense, you can’t talk about what drives innovation without talking about freedom. America is a country that was built around the concept of freedom. Despite a presidential campaign grounded on “Making
Comprehensive Skills Gap Study “The economy of a successful city is based on a remarkable equilibrium between labor supply and demand: innovative companies (the labor demand) want to be there because they know they will find workers with the skills they need, and skilled workers (the labor supply) want to be there because they know they will find the jobs they are looking for.” From The New Geography of Jobs by Enrico Moretti The Shoals Area Chamber of Commerce contracted with Horizon Point to provide a comprehensive skills gap analysis for the regional workforce area of which the Shoals is
Leadership Executive Coaching Daikin America Daikin is the global leader in air conditioning, committed to elevating the quality of air in homes, businesses, and public spaces. With a desire to continue company growth by growing leaders, Daikin has contracted with Horizon Point to provide leadership coaching services to all levels of Daikin America leaders and professional staff in Decatur, Alabama and Orangeburg, New York. Case Overview: Assessed and trained all leaders in the Daikin America organization in Orangeburg, NY and Decatur, Alabama. This included global, corporate executive leaders to first-supervisors totaling 100+ leaders. Following the assessment, cohorts of 8-24 people
Talent Management Strategic Plan Contractor Services and Fabrication Company is a family-owned industrial contractor in high growth mode. With a desire to continue to foster successful growth through it’s greatest asset, its people, CSFCO worked with Horizon Point to design and implement a strategic and talent management plan for the company. The plan included: A Strategic Analysis identifying the company’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Identification of Organizational Values and action plans to drive competitive advantage around each organizational value. This included fostering the company’s first annual company-wide meeting to communicate the values and plans in order to drive company
We Grow People Engagement We help organizations stand out from the crowd by focusing on the engagement and growth of their people. . Engagement Services Survey Design and Implementation We develop and administer surveys to assess engagement, then create plans to address engagement challenges and capitalize on workplace strengths Best Place to Work Approach We direct and support changes in policies and procedures to help you recruit and retain today’s top talent, leading to best place to work status. Strategic Talent Management We assess organizational talent levels to develop strategic talent management plans, talent management prescriptions and succession plans (we