Comments on: Energizing the Undervalued and Overworked https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/ VitalSmarts is now Crucial Learning Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:47:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: menloprez https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4025 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:47:34 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4025 Emily – Great writeup and thanks so much for the call outs.

I would add that for us at Menlo, joy has a tangible definition and goes straight to our purpose as an organization: We want to create software that delights the people we serve, the users of that same software. If we focus our attention on a worthy external goal, and we understand our own role in help the team get there, it energizes everyone and leaves less time for self-attention. I believe we all want to work on something that is bigger than ourselves. As leaders, then, we must figure out a way to do this without burning out our team. We must work at a humanly sustainable pace or else our team will lose faith in us as leaders, and begin to believe that our external purpose is false, and we are simply striving to make the company, the boss, or the shareholders a lot of money. That never works in the long run.

]]> By: Ray Ellison https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4024 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 21:51:20 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4024 Great article!!

]]> By: Mark https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4023 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:53:14 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4023 Thank you Emily for this exceedingly timely article. Specifically, adding a quote from your friend that he “wants to create joy in the workplace”! Imagine that?! You helped me not only imagine it, but start something here that I hope will help people who have been through a wringer. We are all wonderfully, fearfully made and our gifts need to shine for all! Have a great evening, Emily!
Mark

]]> By: Terry https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4022 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:29:48 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4022 Thanks Emily, finding ways to support intrinsic motivation takes a bit more creativity than just bringing donuts to the office. I really appreciate your citing examples.

]]> By: Donna https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4021 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:21:30 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4021 Your response was spot on. I have experienced the same thing. Thank you for this insightful article.

]]> By: Tiffany Hall https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4020 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:48:27 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4020 I have had similar situations in past management roles where employees start to treat “perks” and “rewards” as if they are entitled to them and they begin to take advantage. Even worse, out of a team of 6, there was one individual who really abused the perks. Eventually, the rest of the team started to notice and the perception of favoritism began. Why does she get away with coming in 2 hours late?…why does she work from home 2 times per week?…etc. I finally had to have a conversation with the team to remind them that the perks were a privilege, not a right.

]]> By: Sarah Telfer https://cruciallearning.com/blog/energizing-the-undervalued-and-overworked/#comment-4019 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:41:22 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=5808#comment-4019 Love this.

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