Hi Everybody,
This subject has been discussed threadbare a number of times in many organizations. Yes it is very difficult to monitor attendance of marketing staff.
A number of very good suggestions have been offered some of them can be easily implemented some can be difficult.
Let us look at the big picture what are you looking for attendance or productivity. Why are we so tied down by attendance registers instead of looking for results.
This is of course my personal views and many may not agree with it.
Let us look for a solution to attendance of marketing staff. As pointed out in posts above marketing staff are required to publish their marketing plans, does this plan also include a target. So if a marketing plan has been submitted for visits to say 30 places for a week does the person also add the target that he will achieve by these visits. If targets are mentioned and if the target is met then the problem of attendance is solved.
Ity should be the responsibility of the Team leader or Manger to provide the attendance of all sales staff reporting to them. This will reduce the burden on HR from devising ways to check and cross check what the sales persons are doing.
HR must get an attendance report of sales persons and the best person to do so is the person who closely monitors their work.
Regards
Ronald
This subject has been discussed threadbare a number of times in many organizations. Yes it is very difficult to monitor attendance of marketing staff.
A number of very good suggestions have been offered some of them can be easily implemented some can be difficult.
Let us look at the big picture what are you looking for attendance or productivity. Why are we so tied down by attendance registers instead of looking for results.
This is of course my personal views and many may not agree with it.
Let us look for a solution to attendance of marketing staff. As pointed out in posts above marketing staff are required to publish their marketing plans, does this plan also include a target. So if a marketing plan has been submitted for visits to say 30 places for a week does the person also add the target that he will achieve by these visits. If targets are mentioned and if the target is met then the problem of attendance is solved.
Ity should be the responsibility of the Team leader or Manger to provide the attendance of all sales staff reporting to them. This will reduce the burden on HR from devising ways to check and cross check what the sales persons are doing.
HR must get an attendance report of sales persons and the best person to do so is the person who closely monitors their work.
Regards
Ronald