July 16, 2009

Getting There, Staying There


"Nobody's a natural. You have to work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top."

Paul Coffey
Retired NHL Hall of Fame Player



No one is born "on top"; everyone must evolve and develop to achieve whatever they wish to do.


You stop, you die.

Does your company help you grow? Do you help others?


4 comments :

  1. Our company does. While not mandatory, we strongly recommend employees getting involved with outside volunteer work of their choosing, done on company time.

    There was resistance from some at first because it took people away from their work. But all agree now, doing something good for others motivates you to do better in everything and as a result, we've got a great ROI in return for their time away.

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  2. Out of curiosty, whose idea was this? CEO? HR? Who opposed it assuming some did?

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  3. One of our company values is "Personal Growth" and I truly feel we live according to it. Personally I feel I am given the opportunies to grow. Everybody is, but I have noticed not all people are eager to learn new skills. Many are comfortable with the status quo and with their "cubicle" and have no interest to climb the corporate ladder (which is slow and hard).

    On the other hand, I try to provide my team the opportunities to grow. After all I am measured by the performance of my team. As is any manager. And I can only improve my team's perfomance by providing them opportunities to grow and develop themselves. And each time I see I have succeeded on that it gives me great pleasure.

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  4. It was our CEO's idea coming from a seminar she attended. Many supported it but probably for the wrong reasons, thinking it would just be time off. To be honest, I questioned our ability to afford it but other than me, there wasn't any opposition.

    There is a limit to how much time (2 work days a month) and the use of the time must be approved (recognized charities and/or groups helping society in some way.)

    What we've seen is people really getting into what they volunteered to do, much more so than the 2 days we give them. And in many cases they've become much better workers, we think, as a result.

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