Why You Need Dissatisfied Employees
Olympic athletes are NOT satisfied until they win their medal, so they work like crazy before competing. My newest Forbes.com post asserts that dissatisfied employees are essential. Not dissatisfied with their boss, their company or their job, but dissatisfied with the level of progress toward their goals. It lays out five key elements to keeping them in a healthy state of dissatisfaction.
Read my Forbes posting, “Why You Need Dissatisfied Employees.” Are you in the “they should be happy” camp, or the “keep them hungry for success” camp? Why don’t you post your thoughts about it there?
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Tags: culture and morale, emotional intelligence, high performance environment, human resources, leadership acumen
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).