"My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren’t so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more."
Michael Gerber
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Unfortunately business rewards knowledge, penalizing lack of knowledge even in those cases where am attempt is being made to learn. We don't pay for potential; only performance. But if all of us have much to learn, and rest assured we do, isn't this back asswards?
How can we establish a culture that one, recognizes all managers need to continually learn, two, rewards those who admit they do and take steps to learn, while three, still meeting company performance targets?
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Unfortunately business rewards knowledge, penalizing lack of knowledge even in those cases where am attempt is being made to learn. We don't pay for potential; only performance. But if all of us have much to learn, and rest assured we do, isn't this back asswards?
How can we establish a culture that one, recognizes all managers need to continually learn, two, rewards those who admit they do and take steps to learn, while three, still meeting company performance targets?
We can't and shouldn't consider education of employees as a responsibility of the companies they work for. They need to come ready to work, ready to perform and if they aren't they need to go somewhere and get ready.
ReplyDeleteBusiness doesn't need to educate their employees but the best (and most successful) ones will.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the only thing worse then educating an employee only to see them leave for a new job is not educating them and having them stay forever.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Anonymous2
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