Section 3
Leadership and People Management
“The organisation leads and manages its people and their performance to pre–determined objectives in a competent and effective manner.”
Leadership and management skills appropriate to the organisations needs are essential for effective business performance. Effective leadership and management competencies are essential for employee motivation, workforce optimisation, talent management, employee retention and performance achievement. One of the critical factors for ensuring a business is successful is to align management skills and competencies to company goals and objectives.
Using the Excellence Through People process will help
and support an organisation to:
- Identify the leadership and management competencies required for the business;
- Implement performance management processes;
- Measure progress against individual, departmental and organisational goal;
- EvaluaFacilitate the setting and review of team objectiveste management effectiveness;
- Facilitate the setting and review of team objectives;
- Demonstrate how it values employees and their contributions to the business;
- Foster improved performance at all levels in the organisation;
- Identify impact on performance;
- Understand the importance of career and succession planning.
Excellence Through People Organisations are committed to:
- Aligning leadership and performance management development systems with the company strategies to facilitate delivery of the business plan;
- Enhancing employee by defining clear and measurable goals and seeking ways to improve employee performance, behaviour and work habits;
- Having systems in place to define job objectives, provision of feedback, open communications and valuing employees;
- Best practice in staff motivation, talent management and staff retention.


