Comments on: leadership, motivation and being ‘nice’ http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/ building better businesses Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rachael Crane http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Rachael Crane Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/#comment-18 I have to agree with Lola there. You hit the nail on the head. Even in charity when we have a personal connection the desire to create action is greater, so why not with work? I go the extra mile for the managers who I see support me, bat for me and who I also respect for their ability to get the job done. It doesn't mean they are always "nice" but I think we are all like most social animals; dogs, horses etc...we respond well to discipline, firmness and reward. Not authority. We all want the "nook" the "smile" the "approval" to "run with the pack". Perhaps not all work environments or professions are suited to this and as such you find people gravitate to different professions which allow the interaction on a sliding scale. I would like point out the body language for me is a big clue and I respond to it. I am not necessarily waiting for the "words" to come out of my managers mouth, I respond to her facial expressions for encouragement or clues I am off the track. It is quite powerful, and even more powerful the unguarded smile. I have to agree with Lola there. You hit the nail on the head. Even in charity when we have a personal connection the desire to create action is greater, so why not with work? I go the extra mile for the managers who I see support me, bat for me and who I also respect for their ability to get the job done. It doesn’t mean they are always “nice” but I think we are all like most social animals; dogs, horses etc…we respond well to discipline, firmness and reward. Not authority. We all want the “nook” the “smile” the “approval” to “run with the pack”. Perhaps not all work environments or professions are suited to this and as such you find people gravitate to different professions which allow the interaction on a sliding scale. I would like point out the body language for me is a big clue and I respond to it. I am not necessarily waiting for the “words” to come out of my managers mouth, I respond to her facial expressions for encouragement or clues I am off the track. It is quite powerful, and even more powerful the unguarded smile.

]]> By: Lola Kern http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Lola Kern Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:39:26 +0000 http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/#comment-10 I have worked for two different kinds of bosses: The first that had no idea(nor did he want to learn) how to effectively and politely communicate with the employees. And the second that showed me common courtesy and communicated to me what he needed from me. So, for which boss was I willing to stay late, work on weekends, and go the extra mile? You guessed it correctly! There is room for business and being "nice" in the boardroom. In fact, I believe it is cost effective and the work gets done. Lola Kern, Internal Energy Plus™ Consultant I have worked for two different kinds of bosses: The first that had no idea(nor did he want to learn) how to effectively and politely communicate with the employees. And the second that showed me common courtesy and communicated to me what he needed from me. So, for which boss was I willing to stay late, work on weekends, and go the extra mile? You guessed it correctly! There is room for business and being “nice” in the boardroom. In fact, I believe it is cost effective and the work gets done.

Lola Kern, Internal Energy Plus™ Consultant

]]> By: Sue Massey http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Sue Massey Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:38:59 +0000 http://www.ergoconsulting.com.au/leadership-motivation-and-being-nice/#comment-8 I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you. - Sue. I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you.

- Sue.

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