Does Your Team Feel Part of a Worthy Cause…That Creates Misty-Eyed Moments
Does Your Team Feel Part of a Worthy Cause?
Another question to consider…
Does your team get misty-eyed when they see their completed work?
What am I referring to?
So glad you asked.
Please allow me to share a quick story…
I once had an experience that hit me like a ton of bricks.
Years ago, I was consulting with a small contract manufacturer.
The company had 40 employees.
These employees worked hard. Very hard.
These folks were some of the most amazing individuals I have ever met.
Many struggled with a variety of challenges.
Some had done time in jail at one point or another.
Others faced addiction issues that were terribly difficult to overcome.
Many struggled financially, living paycheck to paycheck.
A number of teammates worked multiple jobs just to get by.
Yet, these folks possessed incredible work ethic, fighting tenaciously to get ahead.
Well this company was manufacturing components that were installed inside a finished product: ATM machines.
Their customer provided a completed prototype ATM unit at the company’s facility so they had access to see exactly how it worked.
One particular employee expressed an interest and excitement in seeing the ATM machine which was located in a different building from her station.
This employee is a skilled craftswoman and made a several parts for the ATM machine by hand.
She was fired up and couldn’t wait to check out this finished product.
Finished Products in Action Create a Worthy Cause
In particular, she couldn’t wait to see her completed work.
She had worked at this company for 14 years.
Had made literally hundreds of thousands of products over her career.
However, she had never witnessed her work in a finished product.
She walked over the the building to check out the goods.
The ATM machine was open so she could finally see her work.
Live in action.
She was just beaming.
She explained that actually seeing her product on a finished item was completely different than just seeing the product as a raw component.
This woman stood looking over the ATM machine grinning ear to ear.
She looked at me, waved her hand and said, “I’m sorry, I’m getting a little misty-eyed.”
She continued to share that it is one thing to hear what your product does or told where it goes, but to actually see it in action was “awesome and overwhelming.”
Witnessing her emotional response and excitement first hand was truly a gift.
The pride that this woman took in her work was just a thing of beauty.
You couldn’t place a price tag on it.
Enthusiasm is Just as Contagious as Negativity
This particular employee walks to and from work every day.
She always wears a smile on her face, consistently seeking the positive in her department.
Even when others aren’t feeling as optimistic or even throw out negative comments about the workplace.
This woman always maintains a positive attitude.
Enthusiasm is just a contagious as negativity.
Fighting off negativity in the workplace is a huge challenge.
Potentially one of the toughest challenges for a business owner.
Especially when employees drop comments such as…
- “This place is awful”.
- “I don’t get paid enough.”
- “Can you believe what the owner did?”
- “That’s not my job!”
As a business owner, unfortunately your every move is under a microscope.
There are always critics.
If you run your business trying to keep everyone happy, you may go out of business trying.
Otherwise simply go insane trying.
Some days you will feel like you just can’t make anyone happy.
This is why establishing a cause plays a crucial role to building trust.
A goal to try to get everyone to like you most likely is not going to happen.
You cannot control what others think of you or what they say.
However, focus on building and earning trust.
Earn someone’s trust and they will join your worthy cause.
Success doesn’t come from sitting in solitary confinement.
It takes a village to build a thriving business.
Creating and nurturing that village to develop fierce and raving fans who believe in your worthy cause drives success.
Creating those misty-eyed moments helps your worthy cause to become unstoppable.
Wrapping It Up
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