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last activity : 10 22 2010 12:01:00 +0000
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Keep squeezing him!! He is doing an excellent job!!

Jack is an extremely efficient worker. Picked up from the day 1 and from the work go. Innovation comes naturally and so does dedication to his job. Intellectually way above average in comparison to his peers.
What more could a boss ask for? A single employee who can handle the work of two is a rare find. The boss quotes “He handles the most complex assignment in the unit and does it with ease. He is the best person for the job.”
Jack diligently does the work that he is expected to and always over delivers.
Time passes by as the task is complex and the boss feels that Jack is doing an excellent job at it, he goes with the flow.
Jacks dreams? Jack’s motivation? Jack’s thirst for a new challenge? Challenging Jack’s intellect further?
These questions when left answered comes a day when one fine Monday morning there lies a letter on the boss’s table. It reads…
Dear Sir,
I thank you for all the support and guidance that you have given me. You have been an excellent boss. You had entrusted me with a key assignment a year back and showed full faith in me to produce the required outcomes time to time.
But Sir, there was more to my work life than just that one task. Work became monotonous for me. I do not want to be branded by someone who is a specialist or a troubleshooter, but someone who has a rounded exposure.
I regret to tell you that over the last two weeks I have received calls from a couple of recruiters and also a personal reference of mine. The job profile that they have offered me is something that I cannot resist. It would challenge my intellect and also develop me as a rounded professional.
Thus, I have made up my mind to take up on of the offers.
Again, I thank you and the team for all the support.
Warm regards,
Jack
Sounds familiar?
Companies often loose some of their best talent because they think that they feel that the employee is doing a great job and they should not break the rhythm.
Understanding employee motivations is crucial in employee retention. Spending time with an employee on work and providing him the guidance to excel on the job is only a part of the duty that the manager has. The most important role is that of feeling the pulse of the employee. Take the example of Jack – The manager did not pay heed to the monotony that had set into Jack’s routine. He thought that Jack is doing a fabulous job, why not let him continue doing it.
What are the approaches that the boss could have looked.
- Have an open chat with the employee and understand what the source of motivation is.
- Up-skill the other members in the team to eventually take up complex projects.
- Increasing the skill set base of your staff would mean that you could use the ‘plug and play’ model for all the projects that you have. This has two fold benefits – one - the employees do not suffer from monotony and two – you have skilled hands to take up varied projects in case you are faced with a spurt of projects or even worse – attrition.
- Reward and recognize your top performers.
- Highlight the behaviors of your top performers through you internal communication channels.
- Direct client interface is a big kick for many. Let your top performer be given the dual role of client management.
- Spot recognition is more valued than something that comes later.
- Many may say team lunches, a surprise pizza party and a coffee outing are passé, but fact is that when the employee feels that there is more to work – these acts by the manager helps.
- Freedom
- Take this away from your stars and they would want to be free from you.
- A manager cannot command respect. He has to earn it. Or else, the manager maybe best suited to be a part of the LAPD.
- Oh hell, is this what they talk behind my back?
- Just one line for this…… LET THEM BE!
- Let’s face it both you and me have discussed our bosses with our friends, while some go to the extremes of letting people know how ‘what a spark’ their bossed are via their status updates on FB, others use more quite forums like messengers.
- This is bound to happen and the manager needs to take it with a pinch of salt. Trust me, most of the times the employees mean no harm.
- Patrol them and seek discreet information on your employees and your in trouble! Then be ready to hear statements like “my manager is insecure” My manager is a police dog” “my manager is more concerned about out personal life than the output of our jobs”
Managers……………………. Wake up and smell the coffee!!!!!!
Ralston Coelho

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