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Explanation of how to bring out the champion in your workers to succeed in business. Also refer to achievement, appreciation, health, knowledge, excellence, value, character, energy, confidence, esteem, quality, motivation, honesty, determination, courage, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions. Copyright © Restrictions

Bringing Out the Champion in Your Workers

by Ron Kurtus (19 February 2004)

A champion is a person who does his or her best to achieve difficult tasks. In also includes someone who will champion a cause and help others. Businesses want workers who are champions. The way to bring out the champion in your workers is to show appreciation for them, encourage them with the 5 Powers of a Champion and help them succeed and enjoy their journey.

Questions you may have include:

  • How do you appreciate your workers?
  • What are the 5 Powers of a Champion?
  • How can you help a worker succeed?

This lesson will answer those questions. There is a mini-quiz near the end of the lesson.

Appreciate workers

Every day, you should give thanks for the workers you have--even the ones that are performing less than expected and the so-called troublemakers.

Your attitude of appreciation will show. They will know they are important to you and will start to respond accordingly.

Encourage 5 Powers

The 5 Powers of a Champion are health, knowledge, excellence, value and character. To bring out the champion in your workers, you must adhere to those characteristics and encourage them in your workers.

Health

You can make sure their environment is healthy and encourage them to take care of their own health. Most people don't like others to bug them about health.

Healthy workers are more energetic and productive. It also reduces lost revenue due to illness or injury.

Knowledge

Give workers the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills. Encourage them to learn more, perhaps by incentive programs. Skilled workers are confident in what they do.

Excellence

Producing quality goods should be emphasized. Make sure the workers get clear requirements and the tools to do excellent work. Promote pride in workmanship and recognize it. Workers will also have greater self-esteem as a result.

Value

Make workers aware of their value and importance to the company and to the customers. Get them to feel like they are part of the team. This will provide them with motivation to do better.

Character

Be honest in your dealings. Lead by example. Let the workers know you value honesty.

Indicate the company is determined to achieve its goals. Get them to be determined too.

Help them enjoy their journey

You can celebrate your personal and company successes. But you also want to help your workers enjoy their experience in life. You want to help them succeed. This means to give them a hand and work with them. But this really is the starting point and objective of this lesson.

Summary

By showing appreciation for your workers, encouraging them with the 5 Powers of a Champion and helping them get the most from life, you can bring out the champion in your workers. This is essentially applying the Daily Ritual of Champions to them.

Answers to Readers' Questions

Help your workers be champions

Resources

The following are resources on this subject.

Websites

Worker Motivation - Listing of articles

Worker Satisfaction - University of Tennessee student newspaper article

Business Resources

Books

Top-rated books on Business

Miscellaneous

Mini-quiz to check your understanding

1. How can you appreciate a lazy worker?

Without workers--even lazy ones--you wouldn't have a business

Act real lazy yourself, so you can relate to each other

Just fire the bum

2. If workers think they are valuable, won't they ask for a raise?

Tell them they aren't that valuable

They may, but they will also look out for what is best for the company

When they do, tell them the company is not doing too well

3. Is a company picnic enough to help them enjoy their "journey"?

Yes, and attendance to the picnic should be required for all personnel

If you have enough free beer

You really have to care, and a picnic may be part of it

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Business. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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