{"id":422,"date":"2008-08-18T07:38:55","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T06:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2008-08-18T07:38:55","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T06:38:55","slug":"are-you-getting-the-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/08\/18\/are-you-getting-the-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you Getting the Gifts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Initiative, creativity and passion are gifts.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">They are benefactions that employees choose, day by day and moment by moment, to give or withhold.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>They cannot be commanded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:right;\">Gary Hamel \u2013 The Future of Management<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Nor can they be bought.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You can\u2019t get these gifts from employees by challenging them to work harder.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Nor by exhorting them to &#8216;beat the competition&#8217; or &#8216;care for the customers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You will only get these gifts from employees when you give them a purpose that merits their best.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initiative, creativity and passion are gifts. They are benefactions that employees choose, day by day and moment by moment, to give or withhold. They cannot be commanded. Gary Hamel \u2013 The Future of Management Nor can they be bought. You can\u2019t get these gifts from employees by challenging them to work harder. 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