In this recent article, Mr Bill McCarthy, President of Indiana based company Pepper Construction, described how his company has invested in his current employees using a number of employee engagement techniques (including 360 Degree Feedback) to become “a better company coming out of this economy than we [Pepper Construction] were going into it”.
Mr McCarthy carried out two 360 Degree Feedback surveys on his employees. The first was undertaken before implementing the techniques he talks of in his article and the second at the end of the 18-month technique implementation period. He claims (with some enthusiasm!) that there was “really significant improvements in all the measured areas”.
A big thumbs up to Mr McCarthy for his leadership and his enthusiasm for engaging his employees – and for using 360 Degree Feedback as a tool both for creating engagement and for measuring and tracking changes in performance.
Pepper Construction is a fantastic example of how investing in your employees can have a positive effect on the company’s profits, even in very difficult economic times.