JLC ??JANUARY 1992
manage a framing company that
employs over 50 carpenters year
round. To keep the business
growing, I focus most of my
attention on my employees. I
believe that keeping them
motivated is the most important part of my
job. I spend more time working on motivating
the crews than any other aspect of the
business. Each week I spend hours training
crew leaders, implementing new benefits,
and thinking up new ways to
keep my framers happy. After
all, they're the ones out there
making the business work.
Everything — the quality of
work, the rate of production,
our reputation and profits —
all hinges on them.
Tools For
Building Motivation
I use several "tools" for
building motivation among
my employees.
Bonuses for