Businesses owners focus on employee attendance, but how much of the employee are you really getting? You measure absenteeism, but many businesses have an issue with what I call “presenteeism”. This is much harder to spot and much more insidious because while you have their physical presence you are not getting the output from the whole employee. | | | |
There is an untapped portion in most employees that I call “discretionary energy”….. and this is almost certainly the part that you aren’t getting. In bad employees it can be as high as 50%, and even your best employees could probably give 10 to 15% more than they currently are. Finding this discretionary energy is not easy and has been the subject of countless books on motivation and leadership. I will write about that elsewhere. As far as this thought is concerned, look at your workforce and recognize that there is always more to be had. Then take a long, hard look at your organization and ask yourself how hard people are really working and whether less people could do the same work.  Become a Fan  It's TIME to Manage!
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