Employee idea programs are really great, bringing out new efficiencies and innovations as well as boosting employee engagement. But to make them work you'll need to set the right goals and targets. Learn how in this presentation!

1. GOAL SETTING
GUIDE
for employee idea
programs

2. EMPLOYEE IDEA PROGRAMS ARE GREAT.
They bring out new ideas and efficiencies and
trigger better employee engagement.

3. EMPLOYEE IDEA PROGRAMS ARE GREAT.
They bring out new ideas and efficiencies and
trigger better employee engagement.
But to get there you’ll need to tie your program
to key organizational goals and targets.

4. YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAD OUT
INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
You need some navigational waypoints
to guide you to your destination.

5. WHY IS THIS?
Open-ended employee suggestion boxes and
idea programs don't produce great results.
So it's important to ask the right question.
And asking the right question means having
the right goal.

6. BUT WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR
WAYPOINTS?
Look to your organization’s North Star –
its major objectives and key priorities.

7. LOOK INTO
• Annual reports

8. LOOK INTO
• Annual reports
• Balanced scorecards

9. LOOK INTO
• Annual reports
• Balanced scorecards
• Quarterly business reviews

10. KEY FACTORS TO LOOK FOR
Pick an objective that:
• is already being measured

11. KEY FACTORS TO LOOK FOR
Pick an objective that:
• is already being measured
• is on the radar for those who will
implement the ideas

12. KEY FACTORS TO LOOK FOR
Pick an objective that:
• is already being measured
• is on the radar for those who will
implement the ideas
• has a management cadence around it

13. SOME EXAMPLES OF OBJECTIVES
MIGHT BE
• Making the organization a great
place to work
• Improving customer satisfaction
• Growing revenue

14. GREAT. NOW YOU KNOW WHICH
DIRECTION YOU’RE HEADED.
Q: What do you do with this information?
A: Tie it to your idea program.
This means asking your employees the right question to get the
answers that feed into those big-picture objectives.

15. YOU’RE WELL ON YOUR WAY!
You now need a rubric to frame your idea
program. A good example here is:
“How might we so that ?”

16. YOU’RE WELL ON YOUR WAY!
You now need a rubric to frame your idea
program. A good example here is:
“How might we so that ?”
Say one of your strategic objectives is
increasing Net Promoter Score (a measure of customer satisfaction).
Your rubric could be:
“How might we enhance our customers’ experience
so that we can improve our NPS?”

17. YOU NOW NEED TO CREATE YOUR
FRAMING STATEMENT
This is the message that will prompt employees
to generate ideas and frame the scope of the
idea conversation.

18. There are two parts to the framing statement:
PURPOSE AND CALL TO ACTION

19. THE PURPOSEis a statement
that answers the question:
“Why run an employee idea program?”
THE CALL TO ACTIONis an explicit question
listing the kind of ideas you want.

20. EXAMPLE
Fancy Pants Department Store has the best
shopping experience in the world. What are
ways we can make tomorrow even better than
today for our customers?

21. D O W N LO A D E B O O K
D O W N LO A D E B O O K
These are just some starter tips to an
idea program. For more, check out our
Goal Setting Guide eBook!

22. D O W N LO A D E B O O K
Want to learn even more? Check out
Key Elements for a Successful Employee
Idea Program!
D O W N LO A D E B O O K
E B O O K

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