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I met up with a former colleague who currently works for an airline. During our conversation, he made a comment. I’ll paraphrase: “Before I joined this airline, airplanes were just a means of transportation. Now my perception about them has completely changed. Every rivet is mission-critical.” Isn’t it true? I mean, rivets are one of the minutest parts in the airplane, but each and every one of them is critical to the objective of the plane: flying safely. Check your business.
Your airplane, your business
Here are some questions you need to answer to ensure your rivets (read employees) are mission-critical:
- Do your employees see themselves as being mission critical to the working of your organization?
- More importantly, do you treat your employees as if they were critical to the success of your organization?
- The sole purpose of every component (including rivets) in the aircraft is to ensure the airplane files safely. What is the objective of every employee in your organization?
- What is your motivation in running a business and what is your employees’ motivation for working there?
- Each and every employee has a role to play in the organization’s growth. Define them and do not move them around too much. You wouldn’t switch roles of the components in the aircraft, would you? Then why would you do that in business? (I won’t buy your argument about not equating an airplane to your business.)
- And one final point: Does your rewards [to employees] promote the company goal? This is one area that businesses make a lot of mistakes. Rewarding behavior A while hoping for B.
What are your thoughts on this?
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