Comments on: Getting Someone to Care

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:30 +0000

Hi Karl: I think that telling employees a story--like you suggest--gets their emotions involved, which I agree is a good way to create a positive work experience. Marelisa's last blog post..Creating Your Dream Life: Practical Intuition

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:19:41 +0000

As a strong advocate for self-employment I've always kind of chuckled at directives to increase the feeling of "ownership" by employees. What if this kind of an attitude simply can't be taught? What if the far better approach is to hire folks who think this way form the start? Tom Volkar / Delightful Work's last blog post..What's Really Possible?

By: Urban Panther

Urban Panther — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:38:58 +0000

Just let them go. Ah, if was only that easy. In the government, I call them Shuffle Employees. You can't get rid of them, you have come at them from so many different angles it ain't even funny, and they just aren't going to change. They are bringing the team down, and hence the productivity. What do you do? Sadly, you avoid the truth about them, and shuffle them off to another unsuspecting team. Shameful, but systemic. Urban Panther's last blog post..Whatever you do, don't go there

By: Rajaie AlKorani

Rajaie AlKorani — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:36:32 +0000

Hehe, I also always return my grocery cart, I mean why not?

Made To Stick, a really good book I read a few months ago discussed something very similar to what you are talking about right now, but I forgot the method it discussed to make employees care. It said that it was kind of like a soccer game, only two players on the field cared whether they won or not.

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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:22:50 +0000

Hi Karl,

I always put my grocery carts away too. To me, it’s common courtesy. Plus, there’s nothing worse than having your car get dinged by a runaway cart.

Some employees can be hard to motivate, but if they know you care about them and their life, they will often go that extra mile. Some businesses have the method down pat. And you can always tell which ones don’t, as you’ll often hear the employees complaining about the boss, their coworkers, or the company. THAT is not good PR.

I like the story telling idea. I know it would work for me.

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