I read a good article this week in Entrepreneur.com. It was talking how to make a successful workforce. It has 5 steps: Have a good employees who fit the mold, have fun at work, gratitude to employees, leading with purpose, and lifelong studying.
I really enjoyed about what they stated on making work fun. There was comment about an employee who came up to the boss, if they were able to meet a certain quota by a certain time, they could spend the rest of the day flying paper airplanes. The boss was reluctant but consented, but by 3:30 the team had exceeded the agreed quota. The point of the matter is that employees will rise to the occasion when given an option to enjoy themselves. I also believe the last lesson about encouraging the employees to learn on the company dime that is relevant to the company expansion. I believe that knowledge is power.
This week the weather has broken into the 60s but still raining. I am taking a chance this weekend to get people out to buy Arborvitae. This winter was bad and caused a lot of the Arborvitae to snap or branches hang too low. This causes people to want to replace. I have put my ad out on Craiglist. This method has been successful in the past. I hope it works.
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