A synergistic, empowered and productive team consists of individuals who envision their input as meaningful and significant.<\/p>\n

The story is told of a traveller who visited a stone quarry and asked three workers what they were doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t you see?\u201d<\/em> said the first one irritably, \u201cI\u2019m cutting stone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The second replied, \u201cI\u2019m earning a living.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

But the third put down his pick and thrust out his chest proudly, \u201cI\u2019m building a cathedral,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

How people view their work makes a significant impact on long-term productivity; all workers perform and respond to change best when they are accomplishing goals that matter to them.<\/p>\n

Are you \u201ccutting stone\u201d or \u201cbuilding a cathedral\u201d?<\/strong> A worthwhile question to ask of yourself and your team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A synergistic, empowered and productive team consists of individuals who envision their input as meaningful and significant. The story is told of a traveller who visited a stone quarry and asked three workers what they were doing. \u201cCan\u2019t you see?\u201d said the first one irritably, \u201cI\u2019m cutting stone.\u201d The second replied, \u201cI\u2019m earning a living.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n