Customers who have worked with New Choices say that it delivers better service as it is targeted to tackle their specific needs and priorities.
Feedback from Organisations
An extensive pilot in the West Midlands during summer 2008 involved over 185 clients. Elsewhere, other organisations around the UK are beginning to use the new aproach. The following comments highlighted why New Choices is proving beneficial to clients.
“It has been our best Investors in People experience yet. It has proved to be an excellent motivator and has really helped us to concentrate our minds”
Marcus Fellows, Chief Executive, BCOP
”The option to stretch our approach to business planning beyond the Investors in People Standard, using ‘New Choices’ enable us to stay one step ahead of our competitors.”
Graham Arundell, Managing Director, Hire Association Europe
I am pleased Investors in People has changed. It gives more purpose to the process. I can use the assessment as a real measure now.
Patrick Jones, General Manager, The Abbey Hotel
Views from other pilot organisations...
“One of the things I like about the levels of the framework is that I can see so many areas where we can go now. Investors in People has developed beyond my expectations. The sky’s the limit! New Choices is just fantastic!”
“We had almost come to the end of the road with Investors in People, but New Choices means it is right back at the heart of our business strategy and will remain so indefinitely.”
"The willingness to adapt the report to provide specific feedback on issues of interest to senior management was also appreciated and skilfully managed."
"The style of the report itself has also improved with a greater emphasis on what the company wants to gain from the review and adds real value to companies aspiring to improve."
"It is great to see that Investors in People is helping us to come up with ways of constantly re-invigorating our practices."
"We are extremely pleased that IiP have developed the original model for companies to stretch."