Sincerity in Management

Today's work environment demand much from management. Employees are more demanding in the working environment stressing on the work life balance. So to keep employees satisfied, management had to adapt new styles in managing people. Telecommuting, flexible hours, compressed work weeks are just some of the initiatives taken. However, motivating people to work for a company still lies with the work environment, specifically management.

I have been lucky to have worked for a company where politics does not play a major role. In fact, I think the company I used to work for treat all workers fairly. Testament to this is that there were some who have resigned but willingly came back because the working environment was much better. The furniture, the colleagues and the treatment of the bosses are just some reasons given but I think it is the company's culture of treating everyone professionaly while respecting them personally. There are no secretaries, we can address our bosses by their first names and we can openly contradict them, professionally of course. This kind of culture decreases the stress in the work place knowing that there is always an open door for everyone. Although they stress that productivity and profitability is the number one goal, we feel like one big family.

In addition, corporate social responsibility had become a major part of the company. This also helped everyone become more emotionally engaged to the company and to each other since we are now able to do something about work. This gave us a sense of bonding with each other which futher cultivate respect among ourselves.

In this era of 24/7 work, it is imperative for management to realize that it is not enough to maximize the potential of each employee, it is important to acknowledge that employees have pesonal needs also. Addressing this need can mean the competitive edge for the company.