If I were to own a business, I think that it would be important to do everything that I could to make improvements and keep it running at peak performance. Of course that’s me, a Nice Guy. I do not posses the greed gene. I do not think that the greed gene is necessary to run a successful business. When a business owner possesses the greed gene it seems feasible to them to spread themselves thin and put the original on the back burner. I have seen this trough personal observations. I have seen an owner go all out for the first year, then go onto other things while all but ignoring the previous money maker. He has gone on to build condos, buy other properties and expand the first business into cooperate locations that crank out substandard work. Meanwhile, the original location is left to its own devices and flounders on its own. It is not that the people in charge are incapable, they just feel like they are no longer important enough to warrant the attention of the owner who is out making great deals to enrich his empire.
Am I the only one that feels this way? It does not mean that everyone needs a babysitter to hold their hand through the daily rigors of work, it just would be nice to be appreciated and supported through it all. It might be just a business but there are people involved and it is nice for them to see the owner cares.
As I have mentioned in a previous blog, I owned a lawn maintenance company and always took care of my workers. Even to the point of denying myself pay for a short time. Very short! An owner should give a damn not just use the excuse that he is a businessman and not deal with the human element. If it wasn’t for the human element there would be no business.
It has been touted in these past months that by increasing the worth of the company is the only way to increase the production and help the employees. This makes sense but how often is it done. Some can trickle down to the workers but it is usually caught in the sieve that is held by the owners. Look in the rearview mirror at where you started, there are probably people there that would like to see your personal attention to what is going on in your own company.
If you enjoy this blog watch out for a new one coming soon. I am working on a special blog entitled This Brief Gift. Thank you!
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