Ducks in a Row: Enhancing Culture
by Miki Saxon“Live all you can: It’s a mistake not to.” –Henry James (The Ambassadors)
Want to boost productivity? Ramp up innovation? Reduce turnover? Attract better candidates?
Live all you can.
As true as this is for life in general, it is even truer for the sub-sector called work-life and you should make a point of embedding the wisdom in your company/group’s DNA.
For your people, living all you can at work means
- having multiple opportunities to expand on all fronts;
- taking on unfamiliar roles;
- doing things outside their comfort zone; and
- understanding the “big picture” and how their efforts fit, affect and support it.
For you, living all you can at work means
- providing the above opportunities to everyone;
- encouraging them to go for it even when they resist; and
- providing the training, coaching and mentorship needed for them to expand successfully.
Doing so is the most critical part of your job description and all but guarantees you’ll accomplish the rest of it.
Live all you can—a worthy mantra as long as you’re willing to back it up with your own actions.
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