| "> | | | | instances where we have been involved with |
| Mr/Ms, 'not me' is often on holidays in your | | | | organisations reclaiming their businesses we have |
| business. Yes come rain or shine they attend the | | | | observed the hurt and pain the owner has gone |
| workplace and put in the day for you; coffee to | | | | through to get their business back but we have |
| drink, gossip to catch up on, spying on | | | | seen them come out the other side and reap the |
| management and colleagues, frequent toilet | | | | rewards. |
| breaks, long lunches, long phone calls and let not | | | | Possible Solutions |
| forget the email needs to be checked and replied. | | | | As a business owner you need to retake the |
| Off course the home business needs more | | | | authority you have lost. You can start to do this |
| customers so a few phone calls here and there | | | | by taking responsibility ando Spend more time |
| are quite appropriate so they think! | | | | working with your workers (initially)o Introducing |
| Meanwhile back at Mr/Ms Managers Office you | | | | responsibility by giving each worker a Job |
| are straining over the latest figures and wonder | | | | Description or changing and updating their old one |
| why productivity is waning, profits are down and | | | | with some KPI'so Link the Job Description to a |
| as you look out your office window you can see | | | | Performance, Productivity Bonus to strengthen |
| your workers seem happy. And can you believe it | | | | the areas you want changedo Deal with |
| Absenteeism is down and why not your business | | | | recalcitrant employees firmly and swiftlyo Send a |
| has become a de-facto social club. | | | | silent message that irresponsibility and the holiday |
| Responsibility | | | | house is over; the key is silentlyo Cull the dead |
| We appear to live in an age of irresponsibility! | | | | woodo Reward outstanding achieverso Build a |
| Taking responsibility is becoming more of a rarity | | | | team environment where people are openly |
| in business today as a generation of rights driven | | | | recognised and rewarded for their contributionso |
| individuals care more about their ego's than their | | | | Take advice from seasoned experienced |
| character. Rights are important but rights come | | | | professionalso Keep at it and don't become |
| through taking responsibility I have found. | | | | discouraged and lose heart |
| The concept of an honest days work for an | | | | You will win back your business and see your |
| honest days pay; well it just isn't happening in | | | | workers become responsible. Those who refuse |
| some places anymore. | | | | to will move on or be moved on. |
| As so as Mr/Ms Business Owner you trudge | | | | The gain |
| through your business day to day wondering | | | | In assisting a business owner recently who had his |
| what went wrong. | | | | employee's totally running riot with productivity |
| Take responsibility! | | | | and profits down, this owner was looking at |
| So what is Responsibility! In business responsibility | | | | closing his business. After getting involved we |
| could be defined as taking personal initiative to do | | | | negotiated an agreement with employees, unions |
| what you are committed to, to keep your word, | | | | and management. An agreement was reached |
| be honest, and act in the best interests of the | | | | which included employees receiving a pay increase |
| business. | | | | in return for the business receiving flexible |
| Why the Change | | | | working hours, Workable Rosters, Key |
| In a post modern era we have tried to remove | | | | Performance Indicators underpinning further pay |
| the shackles of our youth for many reasons, and | | | | increases, grievance and disciplinary measures and |
| rightly so. This may have been because of past | | | | an agreement that employees would take |
| injustices, lack of opportunity, ignoring our 'roots' | | | | personal responsibility for their own work down to |
| and 'values' or maybe it could because we | | | | workers looking after their colleagues call-out |
| became lazy and could not be bothered anymore. | | | | rosters when their colleagues were sick. |
| A more worrying trend is that perhaps we have | | | | This was a great outcome for the business |
| mistakenly removed responsibility and ethics when | | | | owner and employees were happy. Some |
| removing the other impediments. | | | | employees eventually left; they did not want the |
| Teachers have told me that they are frightened | | | | responsibility and admitted this to the owner in |
| of some of their students and certainly the law | | | | private. Today the business has recorded record |
| does not allow reasonable discipline. Respect for | | | | profits for the owner who could not be happier. |
| the law is at an all time low. I recently heard that | | | | What about You |
| motorbike gangs have more members in New | | | | You can take control and have your business |
| Zealand than the police force. | | | | back under control. The question is do you want |
| What goes around comes around or what you | | | | to endure some short lived pain for long term |
| reap is what you so is the old comments. | | | | gain? |
| But I hear you say we are living in a world of | | | | I encourage you to get moving, get control and |
| enlightenment! | | | | get advice. |
| Consider this; higher numbers of rape, homicide, | | | | Take the time today to build your future, it's |
| violence and crime in society and the workplace. | | | | worth it. Biz Momentum specialises in assisting |
| Enlightenment appears to be a way off yet I | | | | businesses in their strategic human resource |
| suspect! | | | | management and employee relations and has had |
| Reclaiming you organisation | | | | the privilege to assist a number of concerned |
| You must take steps to reclaim your business if it | | | | businesses. |
| has become a kindergarten or a social club! | | | | Drop by and say hello at where there is more |
| You must take radical steps and involve yourself | | | | information to help your business grow. You are |
| with your workers by getting out of your office | | | | not alone; many have trod this path and reaped |
| and observing what goes on and making | | | | good rewards. |
| immediate changes. | | | | Feel free to contact Philip at Biz Momentum with |
| The Pain | | | | your story or question and take action today. |
| The old cliché is true; no pain no gain! In | | | | |