Ishmael Yamson & Associates
   2ND Floor J B PLAZA,
   ACHIMOTA-GIMPA RD. (KISSEMAN JUNCTION)
   P.O. Box 3260
   Accra, Ghana
Programme 4

USING REWARD SYSTEM TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY & GROWTH



SUMMARY

There is recognition of a strong link between the growth and performance of an enterprise and its reward system. Studies and experience have shown that some reward systems raise productivity and create value while others destroy value and kill organisations.
Once the framework for “Performance Management” has been set it is important to back it with an appropriate Reward System to drive performance beyond the average. It seeks to use the Reward System to drive the creation of strong value for organisations.
In this country for instance, it has become advantageous to be a member of a trade union because union power has often been used to extract premium from employers even when organisations are facing difficult market conditions and growth and profitability are under intense pressure.
This Programme will help you deal with this dichotomy, build transparency into your reward system and create the motivation for higher performance and increased productivity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Using Reward System to Drive Productivity and Growth will assist organisations to make the important shift away from reward systems that are driven by history and employee demands unrelated to productivity and value generation to reward systems that create value and grow companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. The module covers:
1. Building the right organisational culture;
2. Making reward a value creation tool rather than simply a monetary contract;
3. Defining what should determine the reward system;
4. Transforming the reward system into a business opportunity;
5. Using the reward system to stimulate growth and improve productivity;
6. Defining the link between the reward, the individual and his/her performance;
7. Helping the organisation link rewards to performance at individual, team and corporate levels.

METHODOLOGY

There will be presentations and group discussions. The programme will make use of case studies, exercises and presentations by speakers.

TARGET

This is a very useful programme for Business Executives, HR professionals, Managers and Public Sector leaders

DURATION: 2 days

DATE : March 2008

COST: GHC 400.00 for a minimum of 20 participants. Cost includes hiring of venue, programme materials, meals and snacks.
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Speeches

The Chairman of Unilever, Mr Ishmael Yamson, has identified poor governance as the leading contributory factor for Africa's retrogression. He said poor performance by African governments in accountability, transparency, predictability and participation was the bane of the continent's development and progress.

Mr Yamson, therefore, proposed major changes to reverse the trend and the adoption of strategic approaches to Africa’s development by its political leaders.

He was presenting a paper on the topic, "Consolidating Political Stability in Africa for Accelerated Growth":

Possible Initiatives/Role of the Business Sector in Consolidating Political Stability", in the first ever Daily Graphic Accra Governance Dialogue in Accra yesterday.

Mr Yamson challenged governments in Africa to grow out of the tendency of becoming preoccupied with short-term problems and short-term strategies and stressed the need for them to think in the long term and act with the strategic objectives of their countries in view in order to realise the benefits of good governance.

Linking good governance to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated regional and continental integration, he admitted the difficulty in getting good governments on the continent.

That, according to him, was because adherence to the principles of good governance was not robust.

Addressing the factors which drove good governance, Mr Yamson listed nine inclusive principles as important for Africa’s efforts at building and sustaining political stability.

"African leadership with integrity and trust, the capacity and ability to design, own and deliver sound and transformational economic policies, credibility, democracy and culture, as well as integrity, are drivers of good governance," he said.

 
     Ishmael Yamson, Snr.