Most of us have seen the classic Saturday Night Live skit with Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken in which Walken's character, a music producer, tells Ferrell's musician character that the band's song needs more cowbell. "I have a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." How many of you feel your company could use a little more zip, a little more flavor, even just some spark of life and personality?
Various workplace polls show that many employees, even a majority, are disengaged at work to a greater or lesser degree. Poor selection practices, little commitment to employee development, retention of poor managers and other poor performers, inadequate appreciation of good employees, little to no commitment to retaining good employees, mind-numbing work, the list goes on. If you find yourself in a dysfunctional company, don't stick around forever hoping things will magically get better. Find a place where your contributions are valued and you are viewed as an important member of the team, a place you are grateful to be, with an employer who is equally grateful to have you there. If you are in a leadership position, create a workplace with some personality and respect for others, regardless of their position. Everybody's position is important to the success of the organization.
As an employer, review your retention program, your hiring process, your training and mentoring programs, your grievance processes, the quality and accuracy of communications, your employee reward and recognition programs. If employees are not engaged, find out why. It could be a simple fix. Maybe you expect too many hours from your workers and they are worn out. Maybe you don't challenge your best employees enough to stay but you could if you were a little more creative or paid people what they are worth. All work is somewhat routine and can become monotonous but there are often things you can do to add a little more cowbell to your organization. Who couldn't use a little more cowbell really?
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Various workplace polls show that many employees, even a majority, are disengaged at work to a greater or lesser degree. Poor selection practices, little commitment to employee development, retention of poor managers and other poor performers, inadequate appreciation of good employees, little to no commitment to retaining good employees, mind-numbing work, the list goes on. If you find yourself in a dysfunctional company, don't stick around forever hoping things will magically get better. Find a place where your contributions are valued and you are viewed as an important member of the team, a place you are grateful to be, with an employer who is equally grateful to have you there. If you are in a leadership position, create a workplace with some personality and respect for others, regardless of their position. Everybody's position is important to the success of the organization.
As an employer, review your retention program, your hiring process, your training and mentoring programs, your grievance processes, the quality and accuracy of communications, your employee reward and recognition programs. If employees are not engaged, find out why. It could be a simple fix. Maybe you expect too many hours from your workers and they are worn out. Maybe you don't challenge your best employees enough to stay but you could if you were a little more creative or paid people what they are worth. All work is somewhat routine and can become monotonous but there are often things you can do to add a little more cowbell to your organization. Who couldn't use a little more cowbell really?
http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
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