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Tips To Restore Equality In The Workplace
by
Tom Terez
When
some people arrive for work, they check in their hearts and
minds at the door. It's time to address one of the main causes.
No
one wants to feel like a second-class citizen. Yet many workplaces
have cultures and systems that do just that— they create
a sense of inequality among employees.
This
is one big reason why communication and teamwork never take
hold, and why some people check their hearts and minds at the
door when they arrive for work.
What
can be done to start turning things around?
1.
The words people use can reveal a lot about
their workplace. Conduct a language check for insights into
how inequality has infiltrated the organization. Among the words
to listen for: "boss", "oversee", "lower
levels," and "my people".
2.
Start editing those words. Try "with me"
instead of "for me", "facilitate" and "coach"
instead of "supervise". Consider using this new language
in the policy manual, employee handbook, orientation guides,
and any other printed items.
3.
Titles can be a simmering source of inequality,
especially when they're flexed in the name of authority and
control. If the organization hands you a big title, you don't
have to use it. Consider coming up with something more down
to earth and descriptive of what you really do.
4.
Scrap the old meeting model in which the boss
sits at the head of the table and efficiently goes through the
agenda. Put the chairs in a circle, have participants take turns
facilitating, and open the conversation. If you're in no position
to make this happen, exert influence by offering to help create
the agenda, take notes, or facilitate.
5.
End the unfair, unequal distributions of resources.
This can involve stopping certain privileges (special parking)
as well as opening restricted tools and resources to everyone
(e-mail and data).
6.
As a long-term replacement for hierarchy, organize around
projects. In the short term, even in the midst of a
heavily layered workplace, look for a project opportunity and
get it started. If it calls for people from different functions
and areas of the organization, all the better.
7.
If your organization's compensation system widens the divide
between people, and you're in a position to do something about
it, start the renewal process by obsessively
learning better approaches. Call in some outside experts, involve
employees, and get clear what you want the new system to achieve.
Copyright
© 2003 by Tom Terez Workplace Solutions Inc.
Tom
Terez is a speaker, workshop leader, and author of 22 Keys to
Creating a Meaningful Workplace. Tom's web site: http://BetterWorkplaceNow.com,
is filled with tools for building a great work environment.
Write to Tom@BetterWorkplaceNow.com
or call 614-571-9529.

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