How to Overcome Resistance to Change

INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY BY USING THE POWER OF PEAK PERFORMANCE

Can you overcome resistance to change by leveraging incentives? When considering how to incentivize employees, often the first thing that comes to mind is the idea of competitive financial reward. However, today’s workers are motivated less by money and more by other factors. These include the opportunity to become involved in meaningful and challenging work, improvement of life, recognition for efforts, and company culture. In this final chapter, we look at employee incentive program examples that you may be able to adapt for your own organization. These examples of incentive schemes help drive satisfaction at work. They inspire the employee to become engaged in projects, and to act as ambassadors for their employers outside the workplace. They are proven to work, too: each of the examples below is an integral part of what has made their instigators one of the world’s top companies to work for. Searching for the right mix of perks at Google Google has been at the number one spot of best companies to work for seven times in the last ten years. While financial remuneration is good at Google, there are plenty of other perks that create its employee incentive program. As one employee told Fortune magazine: “The company culture truly makes workers feel they’re valued and respected as a human being, not as a cog in a machine. The perks are phenomenal. From three

prepared organic meals a day to unlimited snacks, artisan coffee and tea, to free personal fitness classes, health clinics, on-site oil changes, haircuts, spa truck, bike repair truck, nap pods, free on-site laundry rooms, and subsidized wash and fold. The list is endless.” Insuring the employee incentive program means a good time is had by all When most people think about insurance, they think about mundane, tedious number crunching work. Not those who work at Acuity. Its organizational culture is all about creating a fun atmosphere. There are ping pong tables outside its cafeteria, and they hold regular beach bashes and ‘selfie days’. The company’s flagship event for its staff is the summer family picnic, with cash prizes, rides for all, and a life-size version of foosball. Collaborating to create meaningful work experiences The Boston Consulting Group has created a program called ‘Predictability, Teaming, and Open Communication’ (PTO) to encourage employees to take a greater role in rethinking work processes and increasing work/life balance. The aim is to help employees manage their lives better, increasing the value of work to the organization and the individual. Staff retention numbers have rocketed since the motivational program was introduced.

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