There is an election looming in SA and the campaigning has commenced in earnest. The streets are “littered” with posters of the candidates hanging from light and telegraph poles; our letterboxes are filling up with leaflets of who the candidates are; the TV is full of commercials that make all kinds of claims.
While all this happening, South Australians are completely distracted by: The Adelaide Fringe Festival, Womadelaide, Adelaide Cup Carnival and the hugely successful Clipsal 500 4 day motorsport festival and concert series.
When we get to the polling station on Saturday March 20th, how informed will our vote be? What factors will guide our decisions? Will we get the best people in the job and most of all, will they fulfill their promises?
It then occurred to me that many people who are charged with the responsibility of selecting an appropriate partner to help them with their organisational workforce development solutions, may face these same challenges on a daily basis.
They too have enormous distractions, intense workplace demands and streams of providers making all kinds of promises with, very little time to really analyse just who is best placed to get their “Vote”. They often find it easier to stick with the “supplier they know” even if they are not completely satisfied, and they are unsure of what to expect if they make a change and get stuck with them “for the next 4 years”.
I say, “Vote [1] – Insight.”
We are not going to make you any outrageous promises. We just get on with doing the work you have selected us to do, knowing that we are not guaranteed a “4 year term” now matter our performance. At Insight we are fully aware that if we fail to perform, we will be voted out at a moments notice. At Insight every vote counts!
Scott McLoughlin
Insight International Consultancy
