Three Ingredients For Success in Life and Business
(Part 3)
AS outlined in Parts 1 and 2 - . Get these three things right, and your organisation will generally put 20-50% more on the bottom line than a a similar organisation that doesn't get them right. Sometimes the difference can be even more breathtaking.
Part 3 - “Fun” - an Essential for Success
Some workplaces celebrate staff birthdays. Others have a Friday barbecue, or post-work drinks, or a sports and social club, all in the name of staff morale and motivation. And while those activities may be enjoyed by some, if not all staff, they do not serve to improve staff morale more than fleetingly, nor do they make the organisation a happy and satisfying place to work.
It's not rocket science: There are six very basic, simple core requirements critical for people to feel happy and satisfied at work. These need to be matched in each person's case to their specific needs. A workplace that matches one person's needs may be toxic to another - it's that finely balanced.
The six key ingredients are:
When all six requirements are consistently present, people experience work almost as a form of play. It's no longer arduous, it's a perfect complementary fit to their lifestyle, their psyche, their whole personality and reason for being. It's a workplace in balance.
Get these six things right, and staff get up each day, excited at the prospect of going to work. Really!
In contrast, those who do not enjoy a high quality of work life transform their dissatisfaction with their work into the production of poor quality products or services. These people can become the classic "burr under the saddle", toxic influences that can eat away at the inside of your organisation like an aggressive, insidious cancer.
When people’s creativity is properly engaged - profitability soars - because happy, healthy people work more effectively.
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