Over the years, I’ve learned that people tend to act and respond according to how their treated. So, if we want employees to act more like stakeholders in the business, we need to treat them more like stakeholders … we need to make them “partners” in the enterprise and provide them with opportunities for greater involvement. And, as I Quit, But Forgot to Tell You points out, that means doing things like …
• Teaching team members the basics of the business as well as their jobs.
• Sharing information about your organization’s challenges, finances, and future plans.
• Helping each person see the big picture and understand his or her part in it.
• Soliciting employee input and ideas on processes and purchases.
• Giving the people who do the work a say on how it should be accomplished.
Bottom line: When employees are treated as partners, senses of ownership, involvement, and responsibility are more likely to set in. And the pride that comes from contributing as a true stakeholder can fill a powerful personal need that we all share.
Lead well ... LEAD RIGHT
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