The Office Dynamic - People in mind

The office dynamic - with people in mind

#peoplefirst #peoplematter

During my time working in offices, I came to realise that there tend to two distinct types of people. This is in regarding to problems, personal problems that is. Typically you find that when times are good, a person will typically be friendly, talkative keeps the office moral up. whereas, there is also the more introverted type that likes to get their head down and just get stuck into their work. Both are incredibly useful in any business, institution or establishment.?

#peoplemanagement

However, what are the signs to look out for when an individual perhaps isn’t ‘performing’ as well? I hate to parse it that way, but it gets the message across to the wider audience. Side note: I hate the word performing here as it has connotations with a cog in a machine or a battery that drives a device. We are all people; its important to remember that.?

#officelife

This is where personality profiling could come in to play. However, it is widely miss used. i believe it should not be offered as a preliminary test to recruit candidates but more of a follow up measure. Allowing not only the manager, but the candidate, to discover what kind of worker they are. Allowing the candidate to be placed accordingly. It should also be revisited at a later date. Bearing in mind, people change, there is the notion of one coming out of ones shell.?

#profiling #placement #recruitment

I do however have a couple of questions to add to the current profiling questions. Such as “when having a bad day and its quite apparent, how would you like us to engage with you? How can we help you to make it a better or lessen the bad and bring out the side of you we all enjoy day to day? Approaching it in this manner gives a much more inclusive sense and would encourage that employee to ‘perform’ better. It also suggests a means where the employee feels comfortable approaching you with whatever problem they are experiencing. So it is important to keep a very open mind or have someone that has been through more than anyone ever should, to engage with this person. Anyone in that business however, should be able to be someone that they could go to and if they can’t help, point you in the direction of someone that can. If no one spring to mind then might I suggest hire, someone for that specific purpose. This will aid in eliminating the office politics nature that is all too prevalent in some businesses.?

#improvement #thrivetogether #changemanagement

Building on some of the points mentioned, a simple change to a few parts of the business, such as; recruitment and management. Encouraging an environment where you don’t lose unnecessary talent, keeping the business a place where people can thrive, rather than using them like a cog or battery.?

#teamdevelopment #teambonding #teamcollaboration

So, my personal view is that you should value every single person in your business, as ultimately its their work you are presenting to shareholders and the likes there of. They are the people propping you up. Supporting you throughout the journey. Isn’t it better to be able to strive knowing people are under you, willing to go beyond the ordinary, to achieve things that you couldn’t otherwise.

#peoplemakethedifference #peopleexperience

I hope this makes the workplace a more understanding and pleasant place to be. Reducing the waste of good honest people that are with few exception almost perfect for the role. Remember personal development is worth far more to a business that anything else when acknowledging an individual and managed correctly.??

#understanding #understandingpeople #understandingbusiness