In today’s tight labour marketplace, if you cannot find the people you need to operate your business, you need to get the most out of your existing team. Engaging employees in the overall operation of the business, from idea generation through to final decision making, can be one of the most important steps leaders can take in running their business. An engaged employee will often work smarter and harder in their roles and watch for opportunities to minimize costs and maximize revenues. Employees who tune out simply won’t make the effort. Finding the reasons why employees are not engaged and/or developing tools to engage them can go a long way towards improving your bottom line.

Surveying employees enables companies to identify dissatisfied employees and stop them before they leave. As you may be aware, turnover costs can range from three (3) to five (5) times an employee’s salary. Additionally, a survey is a great tool to understand the impact of a recent organizational change or to identify areas in which the company could improve overall.

With today’s tight labour market, attracting and retaining high quality employees is of utmost importance to the success of your business. And today’s employee is not only interested in fair compensation but he/she is seeking job satisfaction in an exciting place to work with respect and recognition for professional contribution and abilities, and a balanced lifestyle.

Legacy Bowes Group offers a number of assessment tools and techniques, including off-the-shelf surveys as well as customized instruments. All of the assessment tools are accompanied by recommendations and advice on courses of action to take to resolve the identified problems. Our diagnostic tools, extensively researched and normed on both Canadian and US standards focus on the links between individual, group and organizational behaviours exhibited in a company. We offer the following diagnostic tools and accompanying consulting services:

• Organizational Culture Survey- analyzes an employee’s ability to “fit in” and identifies practical strategies to improve productivity for competitive advantage;
• Organizational Effectiveness Inventory – measures performance, outcomes and other internal factors that impact on productivity;
• Human Systems Reliability Survey – Measures internal factors that affect safety and the occurrence of accidents; instrument is entirely customized for clients;
• Culture for Diversity Survey – assesses the norms that guide the way in which diverse members interact. The instrument identifies the attributes of constructive, passive/defensive or aggressive/defensive cultures;
• Individual and Group/Team assessments – measures individual and team behaviours and their impact on productivity; provides recommendations for employee development;
• Leadership Impact assessments – Having employees comment on leadership behaviours and management styles provides a basis for discussion and improvement.