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How to Find, Keep & Share Your MOJO
There's no question that doom and gloom has been in the air. We are all asking "what's next?". It's awfully difficult to stay "mojovated" when organizations are giving a daily dose of layoffs and are cost-cutting at every turn. Hence, low morale causes a loss of MOJO. This environment puts a great deal of pressure on managers who are still trying to get the most out of their employees. In fact, it's times like these that are perfect opportunities to reboot and refresh - and managers are uniquely positioned to do just that.
Organizations who understand that teams need to trust each other encourage conversations about development and self management. Individuals who are immersed in struggling workplaces need support with understanding the overall plan. Organizations dealing with layoffs need to provide support for the remaining employees during the change and transition period. How can you reboot and refresh along with helping to re-capture lost MOJO?:
- Assess the situation - Openly discuss the realities of the moment and invite feedback & sharing
- Create an action plan - A rolling action plan that adjusts and evolves is better than hammering on an old plan that is no longer viable or useful.
- Design a vision and strategy - Help employees realize that they can play a key role in discovering the future. To stay resilient, collaboration is essential.
- Communicate, communicate, communicate - this is the time for transparency and to provide frequent opportunities for informal meetings. By becoming more visible, we can stop the erosion of trust that inevitably accompanies down times.
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WHAT'S TO COME? Laura Butler, VP, W orkLife
- Social networking is the new norm in a mobile world, but how does it affect business? Facebook & Linkedin are on everyone's email & Twitter has grown 1300% overnight. We have recently been asked to speak at several conferences and to provide webinars on issues affecting the remote and mobile workforce especially as it regards MOJO (motivation) for Mobile Workers.
Why is this important? Check out these rather startling statistics:
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By 2011, 73% of the workforce will be remote/mobile
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Only 9% of the workforce is based at "headquarters"
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58% of companies consider themselves"virtual"
In upcoming newsletters we will focus on this topic so keep an eye/ear out for info on our next webinar - Mobile MOJO. Please complete the survey (link below) so that we can get an idea of where our newsletter readers are on this interesting topic. Also enjoy a podcast of our interview from the recent NARMS conference (NARMS podcast) in Colorado Springs.
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