"Recognize that the quickest way to encourage a top performer to start looking for a job elsewhere is to tell them: 'there is nothing that you need to work on.' Based on our database of over 4 million leaders, the highest ranked behavior of our top performers is a commitment to self-improvement. These people want -- and need -- to learn and grow."
This is the advice Marshall Goldsmith received from Howard Morgan when he sought the answer to giving feedback for top performers. This article appears in the Harvard Business Online site and will capture more visits from me.
This issue really goes back to the philosophy of work. A good worker wants to succeed and develop skills. Work is not a grudge with a paycheck. A question I propose to others is, "Why work?" The general answer is "For money." I think money is important, but this should be the secondary reason for work. The primary reason is personal growth, development, and fulfillment. Work should help us have a joyful life, not a life of stress and angst. Remember, a person works many hours in his lifetime. All this work for money? Not for me.
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