PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
their professional lives, and thereby happy coming to work each day. We practice three top motivators: 1. Thank them for their accomplishments 2. Get them involved in the team decision process 3. Help them with their personal issues if wanted and/or needed
By practicing the top three motivators, employees are
happy and the working environment is very positive. We also practice flex-time; that creates a positive environment. All office employees must work at least during the core hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST) every day. As long as they meet the core hours, they can come in or leave, any time, after working eight hours. They can take a 30-minute or 60-minute lunch break: it is all their choice. (The generation “Y” workforce will especially appreciate this flexible time.)
NO MORE COUNTING THE CEILING TILES I used to work for a large company. Many of them, today, still actually count the ceiling tiles to measure how big your office is going to be, based on your job title. They even mandate the type of furniture you can have (based on your title) as well. At GJS, we all have a job to do and no one is better than the other. All of our managers’ offices are the same size. Even the president’s and vice president’s offices are the same sizes as any manager’s office. If we need private, larger offices, we can use the board room, conference room or even the training room. We practice the same concept
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that many of the successful Japanese companies do: the president eats at the same cafeteria as the employees. This sends a strong message to the entire company: everyone is important, and we are all one team.
TECHNICIANS NEED MORE SPACE THAN PILOTS I have visited and seen many flight departments over the years. I could never understand why so many flight depart- ments set up their office spaces the way they do. Often pilot stations are large while the technician’s station is small. I don’t see this as a positive arrangement. Yes, pilots need their stations, too, but they do not need as much. Most of them are flying and they are not at their stations. When they get back, they are at home — where they should be. The technicians are there every day. They need larger stations for their paperwork and manuals.
ORGANIZE YOUR SURROUNDINGS Organize your work area, including your desk, equipment, records, files, toolbox, machines and anything else you use in doing your work. When everything is in place and you know where each item is, you will never suffer the frustra- tion of looking for it. You will be able to finish a job much more quickly. We are very much affected by our surround- ings. If our surroundings are efficient, we work efficiently. Being sloppy will cause sloppy work. Always keep your stations clean and picked up.
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