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The easiest way for leaders to mitigate the problem of 'not wanting to work' is to make work a more desirable place to be. It's not even hard to do. Some simple
by 23B1 3y ago
The easiest way for leaders to mitigate the problem of 'not wanting to work' is to make work a more desirable place to be. It's not even hard to do. Some simple rules for managers and leaders:
1. Treat others as you wish to be treated. Remember all the shitty bosses you had, and be the first to break the cycle.
2. Pay people slightly above market rate. Make that your #1 hiring message: "We pay above market rate" and watch the referrals flow. Turn your employees into evangelists and you won't need a platoon's-worth of recruiters.
3. Be very loud and very public about commonsense balance of work and just 'life'. No emails after 5, prioritize social-family events like PTA meetings, or dates, or "Hey I'm gonna take my team bowling Friday afternoon, can I expense the chicken tendies?"
4. You can't build culture; it's created from within. Embrace what your employees bring culture-wise and make THAT your work culture.
- etothepii 3y agoI disagree on #2. I think if you want to build culture you need to find people who value culture over money, and that if you don't live up to your end they can complain about the deal. If you over pay and offer better culture when the culture inevitably falters people are stuck because you over pay.
- poorlyknit 3y agoPay is a part of culture.
- hooverd 3y agoWhat does "value culture over money even mean?" I'd rather get paid more and work with people who are clock punching professionals than somewhere where "we're all a family".
- 23B1 3y agoYeah I wasn't sure how to read that comment either. I think it's fine to have a familial/friendly culture at work, but not in lieu of fair pay – and not in any way made mandatory. Nothing worse than 'mandatory fun time' barf.
- darkerside 3y agoNot that I totally disagree, but what happens if everybody pays above market rate?