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Thousands of books have been written on the subject of managing and motivating people, and as many training seminars are conducted on this subject around the world every day. And yet it's interesting that even with all of this available information, few companies succeed at creating a positive work environment. Let's see what's involved.
Four Key Skills
Creating a positive work environment is based on four key skills. They are:
1. Tell people what you expect of them.
2. Show interest in your team members.
3. Create an encouraging environment.
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
? Communicating expectations clearly
? Having a specific job description
? Identifying specific performance standards
? Specifying deadlines
? Setting goals
Skill #2: Show Interest in Your Team
What behaviors convey that someone is interested in you?
? Making eye contact
? Calling you by name
? Asking your opinion
? Smiling
? Complimenting your work
? Taking your suggestions
These behaviors convey a lack of interest:
? Ignoring you
? Not knowing your name or not using it
? Not asking your opinion
? Ignoring your suggestions
? Not commenting on your work
? Following your suggestion, but only when heard from someone else
Such signs discourage productivity because they make people feel discouraged, angry, less confident, and stripped of self-esteem.
Skill #3: Create an Encouraging Environment
Most people would agree that an encouraging work environment is one where:
? Your ideas are valued.
? Creativity is encouraged.
? Risks are encouraged.
? Fun and laughter are valued.
? New ideas are rewarded.
? You feel appreciated.
? People thank you for your contributions.
? Flexibility is valued.
? You feel like part of the team.
Creating such an environment results in the following benefits to employees. You:
? Contribute more ideas.
? Feel more committed.
? Look forward to coming to work.
? Are more productive.
? Have increased self-esteem.
Creating such an environment results in the following benefits to managers and business owners:
? Less turnover
? Less sabotage
? Greater loyalty
? Easier to find employees due to good reputation
? Higher productivity
Skill #4: Recognize and Reward Good Performance
A reinforcer is anything that happens, after a behavior, that tends to increase the chances that the behavior will be repeated. Included are such things as:
? Compliments
? Smiles
? Thumbs-up gesture
? Saying "Thank you"
? Public announcement of your achievement
? Positive letter in your personnel file
? Promotion
? Time off
? Special parking space
? First choice on schedule
? Dinner with the boss
? Tickets to an event
? Extra employee discount
? Picture on the bulletin board
? Applause at a meeting
Recognition Guidelines
1. Describe the results you are recognizing. Be specific. It's important to make certain the employee knows what behavior or accomplishment you are referring to.
2. State your personal appreciation. Say, "I appreciate it." Adding your personal appreciation makes the compliment feel more genuine.
3. Encourage the person to continue producing such good work. This increases the chances that the person will repeat the desirable behavior.

Success Principles

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1. Lack of well-defined purpose in life.

There is no hope of
success for the person who doesn't have a central purpose,
or definite goal at which to aim. 98 out of every 100 of
those whom I have analyzed had no such aim. Perhaps this was
the major cause of their failure.

2. Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity.

We offer no
hope for the person who is so indifferent as not to want to
get ahead in life, and who is not willing to pay the price.

3. Lack of self-discipline.

Discipline comes through
self-control. This means that one must control all negative
qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must
first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you
will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be
conquered by self. You may see at one and the same time
both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by stepping
in front of a mirror.

4. Procrastination.

This is one of the most common causes
of failure. "Old Man Procrastination" stands within the
shadow of every human being, waiting for his opportunity to
spoil one's chances of success. Most of us go through life
as failures, because we are waiting for the "time to be
right" to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait.
The time will never be "just right." Start where you stand,
and work with whatever tools you may have at your command,
and better tools will be found as you go along.

5. Lack of persistence.

Most of us are good "starters" but
poor "finishers" of everything we begin; moreover, people
are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is
no substitute for persistence. The person who makes
persistence his watchword discovers that "Old Man Failure"
finally becomes tired and makes his departure. Failure
cannot cope with persistence.

6. Negative personality.

There is no hope of success for
the person who repels people through a negative personality.
Success comes through the application of power, and power
is attained through the cooperative efforts of other people.
A negative personality will not induce cooperation.

7. Lack of a well-defined power of decision.

People who
succeed reach decisions promptly and change them, if at all,
very slowly. People who fail reach decisions, if at all,
very slowly and change them frequently and quickly.
Indecision and procrastination are twin brothers. Where one
is found, the other may usually be found also. Kill off this
pair before they completely "hog-tie" you to the treadmill
of failure.

8. Over-caution.

The person who takes no chances generally
has to take whatever is left when others are through
choosing. Over-caution is as bad as under-caution. Both are
extremes to be guarded against. Life itself is filled with
the element of chance.

9. Wrong selection of associates in business.

This is one
of the most common causes of failure in business. In
marketing personal services, one should use great care to
select an employer who will be an inspiration, and who is,
himself, intelligent and successful. We emulate those with
whom we associate most closely.

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