Then the donkey is very likely to go into stubborn mode.<\/p>\n
We might try bigger sticks and juicier carrots, but the donkey is not for turning.\u00a0 ‘Jackass Management’ no longer works.<\/p>\n
Even when it is working as well as it can, the best we get from ‘Jackass Management’ is a situation where the donkey does the bare minimum neccesary to pursue the carrot and avoid the stick.<\/p>\n
Yet ‘Jackass Management’ is still incredibly prevalent.\u00a0 Sub-conscious perhaps – but prevalent.\u00a0 Our own self image as ‘an enlightened and person centred manager’ may prevent us from seeing our own jackass tactics.\u00a0 But we cannot escape the mediocrity that our ‘Jackass’ Management creates.<\/p>\n
The alternative is a management that is based on a genuine relationship in which both parties self interests are clearly negotiated and mutually pursued. Management in which both parties strive to give us much as they can – because they believe that is in their own self interest – rather than doing as little as they can to get the carrot and avoid the stick.<\/p>\n
I call this Progressive Management.<\/p>\n
Making the shift from ‘Jackass Management’ to Progressive Management is not difficult.\u00a0 It does take some time, a little technique and a lot of courage.\u00a0 It leads to:<\/p>\n
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- significant productivity improvements<\/li>\n
- increased well being<\/li>\n
- reduced workplace stress<\/li>\n
- more creativity and innovation<\/li>\n
- better employee engagement<\/li>\n
- lower costs and<\/li>\n
- happier customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It requires us to see our job as helping other people to do great work rather than as donkeys to be manipulated to our will.<\/p>\n
So why don’t more people make the transition from ‘Jackass’ to ‘Progressive’?\u00a0 Because they are too busy wielding sticks and carrots to take the time.<\/p>\n
If you would like to learn how to be a Progressive Manager then please visit www.progressivemanagersnetwork.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n
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