Many of you will have heard of 'the carrot or the stick' approach to getting people to do what you want. Many organisations have built the organisations around this concept. They talk about incentives and policies. The idea being that you will be rewarded for good work, the carrot (incentives), but watch out if you don't perform, there is always the stick (policies).
To me, although at a basic level this is still true, our interactions and relationships with organisations today are much more complex. Our needs are not always just about money and job security. Worklife balance, social interaction, self-worth and status are important today for most people.
So what does this mean for an organisation?
We need to consider much more than just the carrot or a stick when getting the most out of our teams. We need to develop a organisational culture that is aligned to what our staff (or prospective staff) are aspiring to be apart of.
So what is organisational culture?
Organisational culture includes our values, beliefs and our assumptions regarding acceptable behaviour. You can think of it as the shared common personality that our organisation portrays. Common desirable organisational culture traits include collaboration, sincerity, respect.
Some organisations can develop more sophisticated cultures. For example, many high performing organisations work in an environment where constructive feedback is commonplace. Such organisations can be uncomfortable for those not acquainted to having their weaknesses openly pointed out but some will thrive where the culture has created in the right environment of trust.
Some organisations are extremely politically correct and will call out things like micro-agression. Others are full of banter and teasing which may make some uncomfortable.
What is the right culture?
Well, one of the greatest things in life is that we are all different. Wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same?
There is not right culture although I am sure we could all pick some common culture traits we prefer. The best thing is to discuss openly and engage staff opinion and strive to make the culture in your organisation the culture that the people in your organisation want.
This will help your to achieve results without always thinking "a carrot or a stick?"
I think it would help if employees could identify with the company, that would make the overall organization much better. In case it did, and you wouldn't need a stick or a carrot for that.
It is a good method, although I always tend to create a positive environment, in this way employees feel their work and at the same company as their own, and this helps in an impressive way to make things better.
Hello friend you are right, we are all different, I think it is important that each person contributes a little of their knowledge and why not of their culture to a company or business. It is not of but to be able to acquire other knowledge and abilities.
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