The Happy Worker Kit
If Monday isn’t as happy as it just might be for your employees, secondose offers up The Happy Worker Kit.
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To Thine Own Self Be True
Gary Vaynerchuk has the most successful wine show on the internet called Wine Library TV. If you watch a single episode you’ll get a sense of why. In addition to being an oenophile, Gary’s also a street philosopher.
In this episode of his personal video show, he talks about being true to yourself. There’s a lesson embedded in there. Gary uses “stop lying to yourself” as a strong way to make a point. And that is, know what gets your motor running. Know what jazzes you up. Know what gets you in gear. For Gary, it’s wine. And because he followed his bliss, he turned his small family wine business from a 4-employee operation last year to over a 100-employee operation this year. How? Passion. And knowing what he’s good at.
This one’s for everyone who thinks he’s stuck in some dead-end job. Maybe you’re right. But are you doing the thing that can make you a superstar in your own right?
If You Want to Get Their Attention, Surprise Them
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
–W. Somerset Maugham
Ever wonder why paying to market just doesn’t do it? I thought this quote told the story. If you want to get their attention, every once in a while you have to surprise them.
I’m not talking about making your payroll go nuts, but I do advocate for really going for it every once in a while and surprising a superstar with excess. I’m talking about something huge. Sarah told me the story of a firm she used to work at and how they used to award cars to superstars. How cool is that?
Days Off are the New Short-Term Incentives
Sarah and I were sitting at Little Pete’s this morning, having breakfast in the booth next to the wealthiest man in Philadelphia. There’s really something great about that place. Over our eggs and coffee we were talking about communicating short-term incentives to Millennials. And Sarah said, “Days off are the new short-term incentives.”
Ain’t it the truth? How cool would it be to create a bonus system that rewarded your Gen Y and Millennials with what they value most — time off? Brilliant. I’d like to be the communicator of that plan.
Can a Fish Climb a Tree?
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
–Albert Einstein
My wife, Sheryl, sent this quote to me yesterday. I think it perfectly captures why performance reviews, by themselves, aren’t enough. Or even close to enough.
Performance reviews without a look at what people are good at, especially with Jack Welch’s world’s worst “10 percent of people won’t make it” system, is a little like judging a fish by its ability to climb a tree. I’m a big believer in “do what you love and success will follow.” You can argue with my logic, but go ahead and take on Einstein.
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