Manufacture Your Day by CONSIDERING THIS IMPORTANT THOUGHT

Someone has to tell you and it may as well be me. 

It seems the demands are getting bigger and bigger for business owners, management and employees, and it is shocking for me that very few seem to notice the direction we’re going. Our human spirit and mental health are at risk. 

Please allow me to ask a few questions for you to ponder.

Do you think having people work 10 -16 hour days affects health & safety records, quality data, absenteeism, and turnover rate?

That’s right, lately, I have met people who work an average of 16-hour days. How can this even be allowed? Have these long hours already become their “new normal”? 

These people have barely time to eat and sleep, never mind getting quality time with family and friends, or some “me-time”. 

People are stressed. People are angry. People are frustrated. People barely have the strength to hold it together. 

If you are interested in getting a different perspective, walk around your work environment and simply observe people:

• How do they walk? (shoulders up or down, high or low energy)
• How do they interact? (helping each other or working against each other)
• What do you observe on their faces? (their thought process – positive or negative – can be seen on their faces and this affects their behaviour)

If people are negative, frustrated, angry, and stressed, they interact very differently, and the more they’re pushed, the more they will push back.  

Here is what I want you to do:

• If you are the CEO, President, or VP: Listen, observe, and ask; “Are you o.k.?”
• If you are a Manager: Listen, observe, and ask: “Are you o.k.?”
• If you are an Employee: Listen, observe, and ask: “Are you o.k.?”

You may just save someone’s life by being more mindful in your work environment.

Please be aware!

Tomorrow I will share my thoughts on how these long hours can be reduced.