AMI consultancy implementation lesson: people want to matter

Implementation is investing in people. When people find energy and inspiration, they achieve the results that would otherwise not be thought possible. Of course, there are situations in which personnel act passively. Situations in which they take little initiative and responsibility or cut corners. But always be aware that people don't go to the trouble of coming to work with the goal of screwing up. When people do not function or perform, there is always a reason. 

 

One of AMI's most fundamental premises is that people want to make a difference. Everyone works with the idea of being valued and making a contribution to the whole. That's why we give people the confidence and the opportunity to get the best out of themselves.

From ourselves, we demand that we don't make snap judgments about the qualities and options we have to work with. We want to give the process a chance. And we ask the same of management and supervisors; to take a good look at their own evaluations and the underlying assumptions on which they are based, and, where necessary, to put them aside. 

Raymond Maas is managing partner of AMI consultancy.