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With a world leader like Jacinda Ardern stepping down from her role isn’t it time we reflected on our own actions?
What are we working for? Are we chasing an impossible dream? Are we trying to push a boulder up a hill that is too big for us to move?
We are taught from a young age that wealth and power bring success, and those remain underlying drivers for workers to ‘keep going’. But are they really our own values or those of a wider society?
Is the work that we do true to ourselves and does it help or hinder wider society?
Aristotle once said ‘to know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom’.
How often are we taught to look inside ourselves and reflect on our true purpose and values? Companies shout their values on their websites and promotional material but do individual values really align?
A company that calls itself inspiring and supportive may outwardly reflect this but does it support its employees the same way? Does it challenge and drive personal growth or just expect high productivity and service levels at the detriment of its workers (looking at you Amazon).
If you do not embed your company values in your workplace culture then how can you expect to succeed and thrive with the best people. How can you recruit and retain skilled and motivated staff?
When a person works under someone else’s vision without having the internal drive, reward and support around them they burn out. They meet brick wall after brick wall and become emotionally exhausted from the effort it takes to climb over them. Productivity, motivation and health all decline and your best workers are set up to fail.
The world is changing. People are more self-aware than ever before. It is time for positive change from an employee centered viewpoint
I ask, leaders, are you listening? Will you be bold and take steps for future business success?
Key areas that individuals value include;
Sustainability and environmentally friendly practices
Family friendly working
Diversity focused initiatives
High challenge, High reward culture
Emotional support and understanding of wellbeing at work
Financial reward, future planning and security
Mentoring and career development
Better than ‘competitive’ pay and holiday
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