A View From The Side: Increase Productivity
Most views in an organization are from the top or from the bottom. Being a consultant, my view is from the side. I communicate with entrepreneurs, managers, sales people, secretaries, and dogs (one of my client’s has the cutest little “mascot”). At some place in the org chart is the continental divide. This canyon separates people that go home and think about business with people that go home and forget about it. The divide can cause big problems in an organization.
If you’re a workaholic:
If everybody was like you, there would be no employees. You’ve hired people to fill roles, and hopefully they are good at it. If they were just like you, they’d probably get bored.
Believe me, I get it. I find it inconceivable that some of my subcontractors don’t work as hard as I do.
We have to understand they have boundaries, and respecting those boundaries can make them more productive when they are “on the clock”.
If you’re not:
When you are called at home, vacation, etc, know that your boss isn’t necessarily being mean or rude. It is foreign to them that you aren’t thinking about the business 24 hours a day.
Ignoring these issues can lead to low morale, and high employee turnover. There is no way your business can be productive if people dislike their job or you are constantly hiring new people.
Thanks for tuning in, and don’t shoot the messenger….
Stephen Tuttle
DS Technologies, Inc.