What we stand for:

Merit Business Institute is dedicated to the improvement of productivity within the workforce, and all our programs, interventions and systems are geared to that end. Our goal is to add shareholder value to your business.

We are committed to providing quality programs, interventions and systems that are immediately applicable and usable without the need for "ramp up" periods.

All our programs have tangible and measureable results that are distilled into Key Performance Areas, and incorporated into the employee's performance contract, thus providing a mechanism to our clients for determining Return on Investment. 

Our approach to learning is Quick - Easy - Applicable. We'll spend less time on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and McGregor's Management Theory and more time on key knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed in today's business place. 

Our facilitators are all people that are thoroughly experienced in the subjects that they facilitate. We do not undertake any "text book" training. 

Our training is underpinned by a "lifetime guarantee". After a person has been through any of our programs at any time, they are welcome to call us for assistance regarding the implementation thereof.

We believe that an investment in people that are committed to your business and have drive, enthusiasm, integrity and energy, is a wise investment decision.

Featured Training Course

Productivity 101

 Now, more than ever, your business needs
its people to perform.

Passengers in your business
cost you money.

That money comes straight
off the bottom line.

Getting people to perform is what a Performance Management System or Process does.  Getting people to go beyond the expected performance is the job of the manager.  

Productivity Management is about continually keeping people focused on their responsibilities, constantly measuring their results and taking appropriate pro-active corrective action when necessary.

Productivity 101 will show you how to easily design and implement a simple, no-nonsense performance management system that gets people to go beyond the expected levels of performance.

This workshop focuses on helping managers develop a simple productivity management strategy that really works, and that can be applied easily as a daily management tool.  The idea is for productivity management to become such an integral part of your day-to-day management function, that productivity requirements are willingly met, thereby increasing productivity and profitability – and also saving you a lot of time and effort.

You will learn how to: 

1. Have a productivity conversation that clarifies expectations on both sides
2. Design and implement a simple productivity management strategy that really works
3. Develop a “responsibility consciousness” in yourself and your people
4. Understand the difference between managing and measuring performance
5. Use productivity management as an ongoing strategy to get the best out of your people

The benefits:

1. Make the manager’s job easier
2. Have more productive staff, and thereby a more profitable company
3. Catch mistakes as they are made and not when it is too late
4. Happier, more confident and productive managers and staff
5. Your business will only achieve high performance through high performing people. 

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Current Public Courses

August - September 2010
Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Durban, Cape Town

Johannesburg

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Where did all the Time Go?
Johannesburg 6 August (full day)

Hold on to your Gems (talent retention)
Johannesburg 10 August (full day)

Communication & Conflict management skills
Johannesburg 16 August (full day)

Focus on Supervision
Johannesburg 19 & 20 August (two days)

Secretarial Excellence
Johannesburg 23 August (full day)

Recruit Right
Johannesburg 25 August (full day)

Coaching for better Performance
Johannesburg 26 & 27 August (two days)

Advanced Sales Strategies
Johannesburg 6 September (full day)

Minute Taking
Johannesburg 10 September (full day)

Negotiation & Influence Strategies
Johannesburg 13 September (full day)

Tomorrow I was your Customer
Johannesburg 22 September (full day)

Productivity 101
Johannesburg 19 October (full day)

Nelspruit

Recruit Right
Nelspruit 16 August (full day)

Selling for Profit
Nelspruit 15 & 16 September (two full days)

Write Better Business English
Nelspruit 15 & 16 September (two full days)

Durban

Minute Taking
Durban 3 August (full day)

Managing for Peak Performance
Durban 11 & 12 August (two days)

Secretarial Excellence
Durban 20 August (full day)

Advanced Sales Strategies
Durban 7 September (full day)

 Cape Town

Beyond Performance Management
Cape Town 23 August (full day)

Telephone & Reception Skills
Cape Town 21 September (full day)

Recruit Right
Cape Town 27 September (full day)

Speak Better Business English
Cape Town 27 & 28 September (two full days)