Do you manage Individuals or do you manage a cohort of Human Resources or Units of Labour? The problem with human beings is that they have feelings and a brain. They sense when they are cared about and when they are not. If you don’t manage your organization with your people in mind, they won’t work with your organization’s needs in mind either. The odds are that you haven’t experienced a team working, with their brains and good-will, releasing voluntary effort. If you had, you wouldn’t need to watch this video!
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Productivity through Gamification
Have you, or someone you know, been totally addicted to a game? Minecraft,Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario? Avid players become totally absorbed in the game, in the “Flow”, and lose track of time. They put every ounce of effort into achieving the objective. They even read about how to do it, how to improve their game playing skill! Don’t you wish people showed the same addiction to their work? Why don’t they? Enjoy the video!
Continue readingLeadership and Communication
You will have heard that to be a great leader you need to be a great speaker. You need to stand before your employees and inspire them with your stirring oratory. It’s a useful skill to be sure, but Leadership comes in as many styles as there are people. Clear communication is the requirement. A quiet word can be equally, if not more, motivational. Please enjoy the video.
Continue readingEmployee Engagement Initiatives that don’t work!
Employee Engagement Initiatives, I’m sure you’ve tried some or seen some? They promise to fix your low engagement score yet your survey results barely change? Using to a survey is like using a microscope – any change you see will be microscopic! An effective employee engagement programme will show on your bottom line. If it doesn’t then it hasn’t worked.
Continue readingWhat people want: Achievement, Recognition and then Money
What people want from their employment is obvious. If only people were that simple! Of course, we all need money to live, but how does that explain the millions of hours of volunteer work that is done every year? What is their reward? If you are designing your work environment so that money is the only reward, you are relying on the weakest of three primary work motivations. You can expect to pay a lot!
Continue readingListening to Government Business Advice is a bad idea
Why do I think listening to Government Business Advice is a bad idea? We are two weeks from the supposed date for Brexit. It looks like the decision, the form of the decision may take some while longer. Parliament can’t agree. Fiddling while Rome burns perhaps? Meanwhile, businesses are all demanding that the Government do something to make business more profitable. Unfortunately, there is no academic qualification, no apprenticeship scheme, no training whatsoever needed to be elected to Parliament. The only reason to look to the Government for help is because they have the money, our money. The Government does not understand business! The video has an example of why listening to Government Business Advice is a bad idea.
Continue readingHow do I quickly engage people in the Company vision ?
Do you find people you recruit just don’t get what a fantastic place this is to work? Do they behave like it is ‘just a job’? Don’t they share your excitement, your enthusiasm and, dare I say, your passion for the organisation? This video will start you in the direction of fixing that.
Continue readingStaff turnover is a big problem! Our jobs are dull and boring!
High employee churn rate? Do something about it before you are added to the churn!
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