Importance of High Performance Working for Fat Duck Restaurant

INTRODUCTION
High performance working is primarily the method as well as holistic approach which
mainly focuses upon increasing the commitment and enthusiasm of employees for achieving
high level of excellence. The main aim of this ppt is to understand the importance of HPW for fat
duck restaurant to gain the competitive advantage. The fat duck restaurant is primarily the
restaurant chain being established in 1995 and headquartered in Berkshire, UK.
This ppt gives a brief overview of understanding of HPW in employee engagement and
competitive advantage and approaches or performance management in supporting high
performance culture.
MAIN BODY
Understanding of HPW in employee engagement and competitive advantage
Concept of HPW
HPW is basically high performance working and is described as the general approach for
managing the organizations where its main aim is to facilitate and stimulate effective employee
engagement as well as commitment for achieving high performance. In short, HPW is
predominately the approach as well as framework which are being used by organizations for
increasing the enthusiasm as well as commitment towards their work in order to increase their
overall performance. High performance working has recently gained a great attention from the
human resource managers in large number of organizations and thus has been implemented by
them in order to increase the productivity and motivation of the employees. This is mainly
considered as the corrective measure as most of the other tools like TQM, just in time etc can
only be functioned better when the people of organizations are actually fit for the specific
requirements. HPW initially emerged as the concept where the main purpose was to raise the
skills of employees and increasing the productivity of employees.
HPW in supporting competitive advantage and employee engagement

HPW can be used by The Fat Duck restaurant in order to gain the competitive advantage
as well as increasing the employee engagement. This HPW functions in a variety of ways where
it will help The Fat Duck restaurant to establish position within market. As HPW mainly focuses
on the various holistic approaches which covers the wide range of business practices, these
approaches mainly lays the emphasis on increasing motivational level of employees. When the
motivational level of employees of The Fat Duck restaurant will increase then they will work
more effectively for achieving the goals and objectives of restaurant. This in turn will lead to the
attainment of competitive advantage as well as will be able to establish the position in market.
HPW will not only help the Fat Duck restaurant to achieve competitive advantage but
will also help them in increasing the employee engagement. When restaurant and its HR
department will use the best practices for appreciating their employees and increasing their
motivational level then this will in turn increase their satisfaction level. When employees will be
satisfied from the organization then this will lead to high employee engagement in decision-
making process.
How HPW can be applied within organization
The Fat Duck restaurant can apply the HPW within its restaurant by using various
practices as well as strategies.
Providing rewards
This is the best method of applying HPW within the organization which this restaurant
can use in order to increase employee engagement. For example- when The fat duck restaurant
will appraise the work of their employees and will provide rewards and compensation benefits to
them then this will eventually lead to high commitment of employees towards their work.
Providing training
This is the another way of applying HPW within fat duck restaurant as HPW is not only
related with increasing employee engagement but is also associated with increasing skills. For
example- When fat duck restaurant will provide effective and periodic training to their
employees then this will lead to enhancement of their skills and experience. This will eventually
results in increasing their overall performance and productivity.

Role of HR in disseminating HPW
HR plays a great role in incorporating HPW within the organization and thus helps to
achieve the organizational goals and objectives in an imperative way.
Best recruitment practices
This is one of the best way in which HR of fat duck restaurant can champion for
disseminating the HPW throughout restaurant. For example- HR can ensure the best recruitment
practices in order to attract as well as retain the best talent within restaurant. Having the proper
recruitment and selection practices, the fat duck restaurant can eventually entice as well as look
for the best employees who have the ability to achieve the organizational goals.
Developing better culture
The HR of fat duck restaurant can also contribute in inculcating HPW within the
restaurant by improving the culture of organization. For example- restaurant can develop a great
organizational culture by focusing on continuous growth as well as development of employees.
HR can provide recognitions and challenging work to the employees in order to increase the
motivational level of employees and thus increasing their overall productivity.
Strength and weakness of HPW
The major benefit of applying HPW within fat duck restaurant is that it helps in
increasing the productivity of employees by making use of the best practices like rewards,
compensation etc. Another major advantage of HPW which will help fat duck restaurant is
competitive advantage. Through the use of best practices and HPW, organizations are able to
increase productivity of employees which eventually increases the customer service. This helps
in gaining competitive advantage.
The major disadvantage of HPW which can affect fat duck restaurant is it is basically the
expensive process and thus requires a large amount of energy of the HR department for handling
all potential candidates. Thus, it will be a highly complicated process for HR of fat duck
restaurant. Another major disadvantage is that it is generally time consuming. The fat duck
restaurant will mainly have to work through the various processes which mainly occur before the