Consider these facts:

• A Corning mold machine shop realized 100 percent improvements in quality and delivery while reducing costs from 15 percent above to 15 percent below the competition.
  
• Rocky Mountain Labs reduced turnaround time from 28 to 14 days, reduced internal handoffs by 500 percent, thereby improving productivity by 50 percent and profits by 25 percent.
  
• Tektronix Portables Division reduced inventory from $40 million to $15 million and reduced cycle time from 12 weeks to four weeks.
  
• A Sherwin Williams auto paint plant boasts of 30 percent higher productivity, 45 percent lower costs, and 25 percent fewer employees for equivalent volume over a sister plant.
  
• Coach Leatherware improved plant efficiency from 88 percent to 100 percent, improved leather utilization by 48 percent, and decreased overhead spending by 10 percent.

These are just a few examples of literally hundreds of businesses that are achieving outstanding results in this country using high performance strategies in their workplace. They are changing the way work is organized and empowering the people who do that work. Employees are working with management as they solve critical issues and meeting company goals and objectives.

Research and experience indicate that companies organized by principles of high performance consistently outperform their more traditional counterparts. In fact, a review of 100 companies that have recently redesigned their work environments consistent with these principles showed improvements of between 25 percent and 60 percent. Pretty remarkable!
If you are tired of doing what you've been doing.

There is an old truism that "If you keep doing what you've been doing you'll keep getting what you've been getting."

Most leaders, owners or managers have not yet tapped the full potential of their workforce. Some do not know where to start or how to positively effect change. Many are working at improving their bottom line and time prevents them from developing management staff and employees.

Professional Development Services was established to provide you with the support you need to help successfully transition your team to a High Performance Organization. If you are tired of doing what you’ve been doing, contact us today.