Kill Them. Kill Them All.
NEW SCENARIO: Kill Them. Kill Them All.?
When I was young and new in my career, I landed a job with a company that expected me to work on a project for 12 to 15 hours every day – every single day — for 18 months. I was driven to meet this challenge, despite its unhealthy consequences.??
I almost died after suffering a systemic blood-borne bacterial infection from working this hard. I did not take, or should I say, have the time to care for myself.?
The recent press has a lot to say about “quiet quitting,” or employees performing their obligatory job duties, but not the discretionary ones. Are their valid reasons for employees doing obligatory tasks only? What are some of those discretionary tasks and why do employers expect their staff to perform them??
This week’s scenario blog post discusses how leadership uses positional power and the impact on employee job performance. If employers don’t use this power over their employees wisely it will “kill them, kill them all.”?
READINGS THIS WEEK?
?CONTRIBUTOR SHOWCASE?
When I find a good article, I bookmark it in my digital library and share it with you in my readings for this week. I also relied on some of these articles while writing my book, The Integrator, which is available on Amazon.??
One such article entitled, Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy, inspired me. Authored by Thomas Malnight , Buche Ivy , and Charles Dhanaraj , the article explains how leaders can develop and implement purpose within their organization, and the benefits they’ll achieve when they do.?