The fable follows the travails of Brian Bailey as he discovers the three signs and how a manager’s true calling is to make those who report to him happier. The three main causes of misery are “lack of irrelevance, immeasurement and anonymity.”
“Irrelevance:” Determine whose life is touched by an employee’s work
Immeasurement:” We need to keep score at work. No one enjoys a game with no scoring system.
“Anonymity:” People want recognition for their existence.
The best lines in the book are “no one gets up in the morning to go to work; they get up in the morning to live their lives. Work tasks are part of that life”... “You should not have to be some one else at work.”
The book is excellent at providing ideas and helping you develop the one competitive advantage you really have!
Are you making your employees miserable?
