THE HORSEPOWER SURVEY
The Horsepower SurveyTM is a simple, monthly, online survey that puts employee motivation front-and-center on the management dashboard, precisely where it belongs. If you can get motivational horsepower to go up, lots of good things go up with it!
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Management theorist like Fredrick Taylor and Alfred Sloan promoted a cool, rational approach to management that has held sway for over 100 years. Taylor, the father of scientific management, was a mechanical engineer by training who sought to create efficient, machine-like workplaces. Alfred Sloan, another engineer-turned-theorist, wrote, “loneliness, distance and formality” are the CEO’s duty and in business you need to be “rational, not personal.” I suggest a different approach—when working human beings, you need to be rational and personal because purely-rational workplaces disrespect human nature and throw sand into the motivational engine. This article explores the advantages of a more natural, relationship-based approach to management. |
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