Reply to: Motivating people

[speling bee]

Experience tells me Im correct. When you have some in the real world come back to me.

In the meantime, why has my Adblock stopped blocking these pairs of losers?

But as we know your judgment is faulty, so this isn't moving us along much.

[Mich the Tester]

I dont know if anyone said this as I cant be bothered to read through 8 pages of ravings, but pay them a low basic and performance related bonus.

No, but if you read what the OP says, that's what he already does, and he's trying to find a better approach. Some people are actually willing to offer him advice that's perhaps a little different and thought provoking; I'm sure DA's smart enough to pick up ideas from others and apply what he thinks is good.

[Mich the Tester]

Experience tells me Im correct. When you have some in the real world come back to me.

In the meantime, why has my Adblock stopped blocking these pairs of losers?

A bit weak to go neg-repping people for disagreeing with you, but it won't surprise anyone.

[escapeUK]

Experience tells me Im correct. When you have some in the real world come back to me.

In the meantime, why has my Adblock stopped blocking these pairs of losers?

[speling bee]

Research suggests you're wrong about that.

Research suggests he's wrong about everything.

[Mich the Tester]

I dont know if anyone said this as I cant be bothered to read through 8 pages of ravings, but pay them a low basic and performance related bonus.

If they place lots of people they are minted and so are you, if they dont bother they go home with £12k a year. Everyone is happy and it attracts the sort of people who want to work hard and earn.

Research suggests you're wrong about that.

[speling bee]

You presume that I am capable of printing documents off a computer. I am flattered

You've redeployed your most cretinous staff member to posting on CUK for you, so that should help.

[escapeUK]

Why are so few people so poorly self motivated. In order that I can get my recruitment people working I have to hold them to account on their activity levels. they will work slowly to make three or four placements then start all over again and it will then be another 3 months to get the next 3 or four placements.

They get comfortable on their pittance of basic salaries and unless I feed them clients they just simply fiddle around doing as little as possible. Once they get work to do they will work pretty well but they will not go the extra yards in order to ensure a regular stream of placements without me micro managing them.

I have been doing it for years now and to be honest I am fed up with it.

I dont know if anyone said this as I cant be bothered to read through 8 pages of ravings, but pay them a low basic and performance related bonus.

If they place lots of people they are minted and so are you, if they dont bother they go home with £12k a year. Everyone is happy and it attracts the sort of people who want to work hard and earn.

[DodgyAgent]

You need a "MiniMe". Let him/her beat the slaves while you sort out what you really want to do.

A sort of "Gary Goldsmith" to your "Michael Dauncey"...

The job is yours shorty. When can you start on my lap? :

[SupremeSpod]

You have a point. I am frustrated because I want to work on top of the business and not in it. My interest is in developing new markets. Right now I am working "in the business" and at least the business is doing really well. I am concerned that I am going to have to keep managing as it will fall back again if I do not.

You need a "MiniMe". Let him/her beat the slaves while you sort out what you really want to do.

A sort of "Gary Goldsmith" to your "Michael Dauncey"...

[OwlHoot]

Of course the responsibility lies with me and yes I need to manage properly but I am just tired of employing people who lack drive and ambition.

Maybe they're after your manager role, and you're holding them back by just occupying it.

OH in "Where will I be in five years time? Doing your job" mode

[DodgyAgent]

You missed a step in Dodgy's guide to rise to fame, you need to bankrupt the company with lazy work and then steal the database - it doesn't count if the company goes bust.

You presume that I am capable of printing documents off a computer. I am flattered

[DodgyAgent]

I can't be bothered to read all this. It strikes me that the Recruitment Industry is a telesales McJob type industry that people only do until they can get into a proper career. There's only so many times you can cold call someone and get told to "**** off" before you lose your motivation surely?

And the world is still flat

I'll take a Macjob any day before becoming one of your useless lot:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...Mandarins.html

[NotAllThere]

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Can't remember who, but one big co used to sack worst performing 10% each year, kept the rest on their toes to make sure they weren’t in this list.

That was Enron. So a perfect role-model for a recruitment agency.

[speling bee]

Why are so few people so poorly self motivated.

Surely that is a good thing if so few people are so poorly self motivated. If your management focus is to change that, the outlook for your business is poor. Alternatively, if despite there being being so few people, you manage to pick them, then the outlook for your business is poor. Alternatively, if you are an illiterate cretin, then the outlook for your business is poor.

Time to sell up and retire, my friend.