Dr Barbara Johnson

The Recipe for Motivated Staff

The tough globalized market pushes companies to seek highly motivated and committed staff members who give almost more than their best. Unfortunately, this doesn't fit very well with the contemporary employee mind-set.

Though employees are highly motivated to be actively committed, if only in their chosen occupational field, they no longer trust manipulative enticements by their employers that aim to squeeze out the last drop of their best performance. They no longer feel loyal to the company as the company treats them as interchangeable resources. Employees demand more and higher acknowledgements, adequate to their personality. Employees nowadays overall want to be recognised as unique individuals who deserve personal relations in their workplace (2)

These differences in expectations produce disappointment, dissatisfaction, suffering and anger on both sides. But how do we solve this problem when there already exist a multitude of motivational reward systems that should work efficiently but don't? (1)

This is a global dilemma. It is affecting every level of the workplace, national economies and the world economy. This ongoing dis-ease between employer and employee is having a devastating impact.

The LD / WD approach is to assist Companies to see the uniqueness, dignity, choice and responsibility of each of its Staff Members. Aligned with Company role, is the role of the Employee to find their Meaning, Purpose and Fulfillment in their workplace. The combination puts both parties on a very different footing and therefore both get to experience different, better and more sustainable results.

LD / WD see people as holistic - the PQ-EQ-SQ approach of body, mind and soul. This inclusivity approach allows ROI to climb dramatically from the researched report of 12% for traditional training and psychology - to staggering numbers of improved engagement, performance and contribution.

LD / WD is a proud partner of several global organisations offering:

personal development online assessments that includes EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and Energy fit to job/role criteria, Purpose of Life and Blood Type eating and lifestyle management

Meaning-orientation to coaching / counselling with results of Ultimate Meaningful Living. The enhancement of counselling qualifies us to work with Trauma.

For 12 years LD / WD has offered a Holistic, Non-prescriptive, Uniqueness-orientated approach to Trauma, Transformation and Transcendence in the form of private sessions, workshops and programmes - a win-win, one-stop People Solution!

So, what are your Development, Promotion, Talent or Succession Planning needs?

My passion is your people - I want to be able to impact your company results, your people engagement and the SA economy. You have budget restraints, dis-ease between Company and Employees as well as a greater number of people issues. It is time to do some things differently, better and with sustainable results. Our next step is to meet to chat about your needs and my solutions. May I give you a call to set up an appointment?

The People Developer

Dr BARBARA JOHNSON

LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS

Better Individuals for Stronger Teams

References:

Schreiber, A (2014 Spring edition) Meaning in Life MIL - the Recipe for a

Motivated Staff - retrieved from The International forum for Logotherapy -

Journal for Search for Meaning -Volume 37 Number 1 Page19

Reily, R. (2014, January 07). Five ways to improve employee engagement

now. Gallup Business Journal. Retrieved from http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/166667/five-ways-improve-employee-engagement.aspx#2