Byline: LINDA WHITWAM
"It is a crime and should be treated as a crime, but the police are not keen to follow it up. I never get any feedback. I am very disappointed with the police response."So what's going on?The implication is simple but profound: If you as a leader bomb an employee presentation out of motivation rather than ability, all of the skill development in the world will amount to nothing but costume jewelry. You simply can't skill-build over a motivation problem. It's the wrong corrective action for the root cause. Technique and stylistics won't get it done. So here are a few things to consider:Mr Rehman's shop in Manchester Road is in a parade of shops which contains a takeaway and backs on to Wickes' unloading bay."Another time I gave them the car registration number of the offender and never heard anything back.In one organization I worked with, there was such a cultural divide between executive management and the rest of the employee population that the leaders were referred to as the "cell phones" and the workers as the "tool belts." Employees had a cast-in- concrete mentality that prevented them from working more collaboratively together, and the leaders did their best to keep it that way.1. Think about your motivation. When you approach your employees for an important presentation, what's your angle? How much are you thinking about your personal brand? If you are unencumbered with self-branding concerns, your message will travel with greater velocity and impact to the minds and hearts of those you lead. You will have more social capital to spend because you are earning more through the motivation you project.* ANGRY: Faiz Ur Rehman is sick of people using the back of his store as a public toilet - captured (right) on CCTVCAPTION(S):Strive to teach and motivate -- not impress and ingratiate. Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO, said it best: "Self-confident people don't need to wrap themselves in complexity and all that clutter that passes for sophistication in business. Self-confident leaders produce simple plans, speak simply and propose big, clear targets."It is the latest in a series of recent incidents of individuals committing the public order offence of urinating in public, many of which Mr Rehman has captured on CCTV.He believes that many more people are also using his back door as a toilet and going undetected at night, as the steel security grille has rusted and the area has an unpleasant odour."This has happened so many times now. People are doing a very stupid thing. They are misbehaving and it is not decent behaviour."A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said he regretted that Mr Rehman felt that the service he had received was less than satisfactory.He added: "I am also very angry with the police.For example, it builds more intellectual understanding and emotional support if an executive says "If we work together, we'll get better results" rather than "If we leverage our synergies through a collaborative effort, we'll show a higher payback." There's way too much nonsense business-speak in high-level, so- called strategic communication.
* ANGRY: Faiz Ur Rehman is sick of people using the back of his store as a public toilet - captured (right) on CCTV
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