There’s a lot of talk about corporate values and how they help shape a company’s culture. Interestingly, these daily messages revolve around many of those values and seek to inspire people to be their best selves. Two that seem to stand out are the need to be good and do good: not surprisingly, the two are linked. Leaders certainly want employees who do good work – to be productive and effective in the pursuit and achievement of expectations and goals. But when asked, they first want their employees to be good people: ones that are committed to coming to work every day, caring a lot about the things they do, and giving it their best. Hiring good people increases the likelihood that you’ll have employees that do good work – work that you and they, and your customers, can be proud of. That’s why hiring for attitude is so important: get people like that on your team, teach them the skills they need, motivate them to be engaged in their work, and recognize and reward them for doing the right things. That’s what will make everyone proud today.
Oseola McCarty (1908 – 1999): A self-described Hattiesburg, Mississippi ‘washerwoman’ who became a major University of Southern Mississippi benefactor
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