Conventional Incentives Don’t Work As Well As They Used To

The conventional incentive rewards the individual...usually with something monetary. Like so many things, incentives have evolved and become more complicated than a simple financial incentive. Not everyone is money motivated. A personal example: As long as I am earning what I need, money is not a motivator for me. I am, instead, motivated by discovery and [...]

By |2018-01-19T13:21:04-05:00December 28th, 2016|The Creedy Commentary|1 Comment

On Motivation – Money Is Not The Answer

Did you know that money is not a motivator. It is only a hygiene factor. Paying too little creates dissatisfaction...paying fairly only takes away the bone of contention...paying too much does not create enthusiasm and can often lead to dissatisfaction. So what really motivates people.  It's simpler than you think and if you are as [...]

By |2018-01-25T20:18:29-05:00July 15th, 2013|Blog, Leadership, The Creedy Commentary, Video, Video Gallery|1 Comment

Managers Vs. Leaders: Which Are You?

As a student of leadership and as a "Benchmark" Assessor for the Center for Creative Leadership, I am well aware of the impact poor leadership has on results.  The problem, in my mind, is the historical emphasis on styles more appropriate to factory settings than businesses that actually interface with the public. The difference between a manager [...]

By |2011-01-24T13:50:11-05:00January 24th, 2011|The Creedy Commentary|1 Comment

The Emperor Has No Clothes

What employee turnover reveals about your leadership. Employee turnover can reveal a lot of things.  Surely turnover is normal but both too much and too little are signs of serious management issues.  The pressures of the last ten years have led many in DeathCare to be frustrated with their employees.  An attitude has sprung up [...]

By |2011-01-11T20:37:53-05:00January 11th, 2011|The Creedy Commentary|4 Comments

Are You Too Proud to Succeed?

A problem, certainly not unique to DeathCare but just as certainly profoundly prevalent, is an artificial sense of professionalism.  Born out of defining success by what people might think of us, it blocks our ability to succeed by making us unwilling to "Stoop To Greatness". I just received this two page post from Patrick Lencioni's [...]

Is Your Company Coherent?

Booz & Company, one of the foremost consulting leaders in innovation, has discovered a link between performance and strategy called "Coherence."  For a company to be described as coherent, it must be resolutely focused on the interrelationship among three critical elements: its market position (its chosen “way to play” against competitors); its most distinctive capabilities, [...]

By |2010-11-30T07:23:48-05:00November 30th, 2010|The Creedy Commentary|1 Comment

The Tyranny of the Ten Call Man

A Management lesson from the bible One of the most common and pervasive staffing problems in funeral service is the man or woman who undermines almost every current and future issue management tries to address.  They are the "Mayor of the Prep Room".  No matter what initiative you attempt, they quietly work behind the scenes to [...]

By |2012-07-02T09:28:07-04:00August 10th, 2010|The Creedy Commentary|4 Comments
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