How to Work Your Performers

Do this: <ol> <li>Pay Superstar Sally 1.5 times her usual average income.</li> <li>Then, work her like she's two people.</li> </ol> Sha-bam! You get: <ol> <li>a motivated Sally</li> <li>productivity at 25% cost savings</li> </ol> Nucor -- achievers of Krrazzy Employee Productivity -- inspired that concept (as researched by one of our favorite gurus). That is, you can rock the shizzlin' out of star performers to become ridiculous overachievers. (And, cut costs too.) <h2>Why Challenge Performers?</h2> You've been to the usual business office: <ol> <li>One dude's struggling to keep up.</li> <li>The other star dude has already finished, and is now waiting, becoming increasingly bored, and anxious to do sumthin' sumthin'.</li> </ol> But, what do companies with those star players do after they've finished Task ABC? They give them busy work, like boxing up boxes -- draining their desire to work fab-taculous-ly. BOO! <h2>Say NO! to The Tedious</h2> Star performers: <ul> <li>love work</li> <li>love rocking big goals</li> <li>love pushing themselves to excel</li> </ul> That's who they are. That's how their parents raised them. You give them a day to plan a company bike trip across state, and they'll give you: <ol> <li>a detailed map, with turn-by-turn directions, for the trip</li> <li>maintenance checklists to ensure proper bike conditions</li> <li>recommended dress attire, riding technique, and safety preparedness docs</li> <li>anecdotes from the experienced with what to expect</li> <li>a mini website with all resources posted</li> <li>sweet little fanny-packs filled with energy bars, mini first-aid kits, sunscreen, water bottles, and other goodies for everybody</li> </ol> They're overachieving bastards who have an inner need to rock the bizattchi out of anything and everything. Their mentality drives them to exponentially complete more than the Average Joes -- oh-so-much-more. <h2>Sidebar: How do you identify star performers?</h2> Here's the difference between star performers and those little suck-ups who desperately want to make love with their bosses: <ul> <li>Star performers seek excellence because they can't settle for anything less.</li> <li>Suck-ups want promotions.</li> </ul> <h2>Seek Superstars. Witness Magical Work.</h2> Smaller companies filled with star performers will annihilate much larger companies any day of the week. They: <ol> <li>get a few folks who can accomplish more than larger competitors</li> <li>generously pay those star performers</li> <li>massively save on costs by steering clear of several mediocre peeps</li> </ol> Ideally: <ol> <li>Fill your company with only those star performers.</li> <li>Pay them more than industry averages.</li> <li>Challenge them with ridiculous work.</li> </ol> Then, witness massive productivity. <h2>Reward challenge.</h2>   2008-02-10T18:37:00-08:00 true 606 how-to-work-your-performers

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