Areas of Purpose

          What do you do in your job?  I hope anyone who is employed can answer this question.  This society in which we live is doing less and less to train others to be gainfully employed.  So many come out of college with bachelors or masters degrees and cannot be hired, due to lack of common sense.  I believe this to be a major issue today's business owners face.  They see a flood of  'candidates' who have the paperwork that says they are qualified but inhibit no work ethic, some have very little basic morals, or they come to an potential employer with an entitlement mindset.  Instead of thinking how they can attribute wealth and prosperity to the company, they only desire for how much the company can do for them.

       Let me get this straight there is nothing wrong with a degree, it shows dedication and focus.  But over they last 35 - 40 years alot of colleges have been more interested in teaching their beliefs instead of the actual academia in which they pledge to give.  I respect those who attend college and work very hard to achieve their goals in this life but I just think there is too much effort put forth on ' good grades' rather than learning common sense and other life benefiting attributes.  

      Although it is frowned upon by some business leaders, empowering employees to gain knowledge in every aspect of the company can, by far, be one of the most beneficial things an employer can do.  By inspiring every employee to manage themselves or co-manage their team on a rotating basis, you break down that pesky labor vs. management mentality, and really open up the dialogue between teams and people. Giving your employees creative control over their assigned tasks turns them from a stagnant worker only good at one thing, into an motivated, empowered worker who has greater control of his 'job', creative control over his duties and increased control over his wages.

      Slowly try to integrate the team concept into your business, by integrating management into your teams, allowing rotation of management duties on a weekly or biweekly basis.  Then open up your employees to gain greater responsibility by increasing the control that they have over how they perform their tasks.  When they show greater motivation and increased productivity show them gratitude in return by increasing their pay.  Integrate each employee into your business to help them gain knowledge in their area of purpose.  Show them how to gain more responsibility, slowly give them the ability to do more.  Most cases they will succeed and feel that they have purpose in the company instead of just a job they go to everyday.