MODERN LEADERSHIP
by , all of which add immense value to the employee experience at RedBalloon . I believe they can also be used as a personal yardstick :
1Invest time and energy in creating your ( business ) values – and then embrace and live by them . Once you have your values in place this creates a perfect grounding for everything people related .
2If you do recruit people , think of
HR as an experience – not how you use humans as resources , but rather how those people are able to experience and engage with your business .
3Invest in yourself and your people leaders – you can have all the ideas and new innovations in the world , but if you aren ’ t engaged with what you are trying to achieve , you won ’ t get buy in .
4Be authentic . In a workspace , that means allow people to come to work as themselves and not their
job titles – people will always have good and bad days and managers need to accept that . Apply the same authenticity to your personal life . ( Apparently 90 % of all men on first dates are dishonest to some degree .)
5Get to know who your people really are and what makes them tick – how do they like their coffee ? Do they even drink coffee ? What are their pet peeves ? Do they like private or public recognition ? The more you know – the more it actually shows you care about them as individuals .
One of the ways that we increase our success - is letting people know exactly what it would be like to work with us ... so we produced a 2 minute video and stuck it on you tube . It really talks about what we stand for ( view below ).
You need to be a smart business leader – and operator – to build a business full of people with smarts . As a leader you have a responsibility to work harder on yourself than on your business . Only then will you be able to create the team you deserve . Because , after all , they are a reflection of yourself - take a good hard look in the mirror .
Naomi Simson is founder of fastgrowth experiential gifting retailer www . redballoon . com . au . An employee engagement advocate and sought after employer , RedBalloon is listed as one of only six Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand with an engagement score of over 90 percent . Comments and questions can be sent to Naomi via her blog at naomisimson . com
May 2016 ModernBusiness 59
MODERN LEADERSHIP
by, all of which add immense value
to the employee experience at
RedBalloon. I believe they can also
be used as a personal yardstick:
1
Invest time and energy in creating
your (business) values – and
then embrace and live by them.
Once you have your values in place
this creates a perfect grounding for
everything people related.
2
If you do recruit people, think of
HR as an experience – not how
you use humans as resources, but
rather how those people are able to
experience and engage with your
business.
3
Invest in yourself and your people
leaders – you can have all the
ideas and new innovations in the
world, but if you aren’t engaged with
what you are trying to achieve, you
won’t get buy in.
4
Be authentic. In a workspace, that
means allow people to come to
work as themselves and not their
job titles – people will always have
good and bad days and managers
need to accept that. Apply the
same authenticity to your personal
life. (Apparently 90% of all men on
first dates are dishonest to some
degree.)
to work harder on yourself than
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