In any organisation, any group, any field, any venture where people get together to work, they can be broadly categorised into the top 20%, the middle 70% and the bottom 10%.
Offending as it may sound, the people who do 70% of the work and drive more than 70% of the passion in any work force occupy the top 20% of the man power. These are the people who do not need to be motivated, disciplined or cajoled into working for the organisation. They are the stars. They are the ones that others emulate and follow. These top 20% are self driven and alligned personally and professionally. They are not just on a job, they are on a mission. These are the 'workers' that the oranisation would want to pamper and treat well. They have a following and influence that surpasses their roles and their immediate work.
These top 20% achieve goals and successes despite and inspite of everything and are enjoying everyday at work.
The next slab of 70% come, work and go back. They are teh ones who could do with a little motivation. They achieve their targets, no doubt but are not happy or overjoyed every Monday! They are necessary horsepower to pull the organisational cart and will carry the loads with a little bit of rewarding, a little bit of cajoling and little bit of syt of sympathy as well as empathy. They are vital to the work but not to the emotional health of the organisation.
And the bottom 10%? These are the drifters. They are the ones wo will move on. They will be misfits in the system. They are not an asset- far from it! They are a liability- the mistake an organisation must carry. However, the bottom 10% in one organisation could well be in teh top 20% in another organisation. They are not lousy as people but lousy as people in a certain role. They will drift till they find themselves in the 70% or the 20%.
We must never be willing to settle for less... In life we must always aim to be the top 20% in whatever we do. Unreasonable? Well... a life of worth and significance is ours to live only on unreasonable demands and not accepting anything less!
So who are you? AND where do you live? 20%? 70%? 10%?
Offending as it may sound, the people who do 70% of the work and drive more than 70% of the passion in any work force occupy the top 20% of the man power. These are the people who do not need to be motivated, disciplined or cajoled into working for the organisation. They are the stars. They are the ones that others emulate and follow. These top 20% are self driven and alligned personally and professionally. They are not just on a job, they are on a mission. These are the 'workers' that the oranisation would want to pamper and treat well. They have a following and influence that surpasses their roles and their immediate work.
These top 20% achieve goals and successes despite and inspite of everything and are enjoying everyday at work.
The next slab of 70% come, work and go back. They are teh ones who could do with a little motivation. They achieve their targets, no doubt but are not happy or overjoyed every Monday! They are necessary horsepower to pull the organisational cart and will carry the loads with a little bit of rewarding, a little bit of cajoling and little bit of syt of sympathy as well as empathy. They are vital to the work but not to the emotional health of the organisation.
And the bottom 10%? These are the drifters. They are the ones wo will move on. They will be misfits in the system. They are not an asset- far from it! They are a liability- the mistake an organisation must carry. However, the bottom 10% in one organisation could well be in teh top 20% in another organisation. They are not lousy as people but lousy as people in a certain role. They will drift till they find themselves in the 70% or the 20%.
We must never be willing to settle for less... In life we must always aim to be the top 20% in whatever we do. Unreasonable? Well... a life of worth and significance is ours to live only on unreasonable demands and not accepting anything less!
So who are you? AND where do you live? 20%? 70%? 10%?
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