Investors in People
What is IIP?
Investors in People is a flexible Standard, which organisations can adapt for their own requirements, designed to improve performance through people. IIP UK manages its development, marketing, promotion and quality assurance.
The IIP Standard is based on three key principles:
- Plan – Developing strategies to improve organisational performance
- Do – Taking action to improve organisational performance
- Review – Evaluating the impact on organisational performance
These principles are broken down into 10 indicators. If an organisation meets all10 it is awarded IIP recognition, subject to re-assessment within 3 years. There are currently over 30000 recognised organisations in the UK, and IIP UK has licence agreements with 20 other countries.
As of May 2009 IIP has been re-launched as a framework with a possible extra 152 evidence requirements, a more tailored approach based around your business priorities (called Your Choice), and with the option of seeking enhanced recognition to Bronze, Silver and Gold IIP levels.
What can IIP do for you?
IIP helps organisations to improve performance and realise objectives through effective management and development of their people. Users have identified these key benefits:
- Increased competitiveness, productivity and profitability
- Improved reputation, motivation and morale
- Reductions in staff turnover and lost time
- Improved results, e.g. sales figures, cost control
- Better employee relations
- More effective communications and networking
- Greater customer satisfaction
- Improved skills, multi-skilling and team working
- Smoother organisational change
Why choose ley hill?
ley hill solutions has expert, IIP UK accredited, facilitators who can provide a tailor-made service, including:
- working with managers and employees to develop a full understanding of IIP
- identifying the key benefits for you
- establishing a clear picture of how IIP dovetails with your business strategy and with any other improvement frameworks such as ISO 9001, EFQM and Customer Service Excellence
- guiding you through all the stages required to prepare for/achieve external recognition
- helping to embed the required people management skills and processes
- providing post-recognition support ahead of any re-accreditation review
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