Friday, September 9, 2011

The Importance Of Carrying Out Regular Organizational Assessment

By Leticia Jenkins


An organizational assessment is a managerial tool. As the name implies it is essentially a process whereby the organization's operations are reviewed so as to ascertain whether the firm is operating at its best or not. Regular assessments can be very helpful as they can highlight any weak points, and enable corrective actions to be carried out.

In order to carry out an organizational assessment interviews, focus groups and surveys are used. It is important to prepare these properly so as to be able to address key areas of the organization.

In fact, their input is extremely important. It is however crucial to ensure that the employees feel that they are considered to be important resources. This can be attained by making sure that they feel valued and that their suggestions and complaints are given proper attention.

The information that is gathered from interviews and surveys, and any other methods that have been adopted have to be gathered and compiled properly so as to be able to carry out a thorough analysis. Throughout the evaluation process the strengths and weaknesses of the firm will be highlighted. Any goals that have been reached, and any strengths should be studied so as to see how they can be used to further the firm's success.

Then, proper attention needs to be given to the weak areas. It is best to try to evaluate their damage to the firm, as well as to discover what were the main causes for their emergence. In such a way you will be able to address the problems more effectively.

Once these stages have been properly tackled, then an action plan has to be created. It is important to set reachable goals and to communicate each step clearly to all those involved. Every person has to understand that his or her role is important in order to manage to achieve the general objectives. Ultimately this will hopefully lead to the improved performance of the firm, and to an increase in its stability and profits. At the end of the day all those involved will gain.




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