Motivating people

[DodgyAgent]

"I started in this business and ignored the company that I worked for. I stole my contacts and buggered off to set up my own business."

Socialist freeloader expecting something for nothing.

the company went bust

[Mich the Tester]

Sounds like you need an overall of how you reward your staff and how you motivate them.

What are their career progressions? How do they get better? How do they grow as individuals?

You need to set quarterly and six monthly goals and objectives. Yes they need metrics to adhere to/targets but you need to tie their bonus to a mixture of carrot & stick.

Start some competition between them. Visible ranking tables rewarding the top, firing the bottom an helping the others. You need to measure and motivate.

I am available for motivational training and bar mitzvahs.

Bad idea. Great for shelf stackers, disastrous for morale among cognitive workers.

[MarillionFan]

hire for work ethic, the skills can easily be taught.. work ethic on the other hand is either there or it isn't.

We are talking about Rec cons here. Even a blood sucking swamp leech tries to find lunch without expecting it to be handed on a plate.

[Pondlife]

This thread is useless without Aussielong's input.

[MarillionFan]

Bad idea. Great for shelf stackers, disastrous for morale among cognitive workers.

This works for sales people. Since when did recruitment agents become cognitive workers. They're sales people.

[Mich the Tester]

We are talking about Rec cons here. Even a blood sucking swamp leech tries to find lunch without expecting it to be handed on a plate.

Believe it or not, I have met good agents and rec cons. They are very different beings to your average run of the mill agent.

[MarillionFan]

Believe it or not, I have met good agents and rec cons. They are very different beings to your average run of the mill agent.

I once met a good agent. Then again I've also met the real Santa Claus.

[Mich the Tester]

This works for sales people. Since when did recruitment agents become cognitive workers. They're sales people.

SOME are sales people; the best, who bring top quality people into high level contracts or executive positions are not just salespeople; they're psychologists, teachers, coaches, advisors and motivators all wrapped into one. Don't underestimate the difference between 'Hi I'm Jim from Tosspot Recruiting Limited and I'm looking for a tape changer' and someone who brings in real value and puts the best people in the right places.

The best in any field are not just 'like the rest but better'; they are truly different to the rest in many fundamental ways.

[Sausage Surprise]

Replace all your staff with Bobs...much cheapness

[MarillionFan]

Mich I agree there is a difference. In DAs case though he imports cheap Romanians to sell the big issue outside supermarkets while his staff try and find suitable locations. He makes Fagan look pious.