Comments on: Evaluating Your Manager’s MAP http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2009/07/evaluating-your-managers-map/ Info, comments and musings on company culture, communications and employee hiring, motivation and retention Fri, 25 May 2012 08:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Miki Saxon http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2009/07/evaluating-your-managers-map/comment-page-1/#comment-52744 Miki Saxon Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:43:49 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=2864#comment-52744 Hi Phil, but you have to admit that beating on folks does assure you of meeting lots of new people and getting lots of practice interviewing not to mention the use your GPS will get as you learn new routes to your latest employer. Hi Phil, but you have to admit that beating on folks does assure you of meeting lots of new people and getting lots of practice interviewing not to mention the use your GPS will get as you learn new routes to your latest employer.

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2009/07/evaluating-your-managers-map/comment-page-1/#comment-52743 Phil Gerbyshak Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:20:16 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=2864#comment-52743 Beating on folks NEVER works...at least not for very long. It's like whipping a donkey. Eventually, their hide gets tougher and they stop responding. Instead, focus on feeding them carrots, making them more comfortable, and show them that the RIGHT behavior will get rewarded and recognized more than doing the WRONG stuff. I'm not saying you ignore the bad stuff, I'm just saying if you focus on that, you're already a step behind where you could be. Catch them doing something right TODAY! Beating on folks NEVER works…at least not for very long. It’s like whipping a donkey. Eventually, their hide gets tougher and they stop responding.

Instead, focus on feeding them carrots, making them more comfortable, and show them that the RIGHT behavior will get rewarded and recognized more than doing the WRONG stuff.

I’m not saying you ignore the bad stuff, I’m just saying if you focus on that, you’re already a step behind where you could be.

Catch them doing something right TODAY!

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