OWNERSHIP THINKING: HOW TO END ENTITLEM 英文原版

　　It’s an insidious disease that is crippling companies,destroying our economy, and crushing potential. It’s infecting thevery roots of business performance, and it’s spreading fast. Itisn’t the recession, market volatility, scandal, or greed.
　　It’s entitlement.
　　And it may be killing your business.
　　In myriad ways, entitlement has been cultivated for decades. As aresult, too many employees today believe that they are entitled toa paycheck simply because they show up. Brad Hams has proven thatwe are not doomed to a path of entitlement and dependence. Aftermore than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, he knowsthat the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlementactually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much betterabout themselves when they are in an environment that requires themto do so.
　　Now, with Ownership Thinking, Hams shares his strategy that willincrease your company’s productivity, employee retention, andprofitability:
　　The Right Education: Teach employees the fundamentals of businessand finance, how their company makes money, and how they add—ortake away—value.
　　The Right Measures: Identify the organization’s Key PerformanceIndicators and teach employees to forecast results in anenvironment of high visibility and accountability.
　　The Right Incentives: Create incentive plans that areself-funding and clearly align employees’ behavior to theorganization’s business and financial objectives.
　　Your employees will learn to think and act like owners and willbecome active participants in the financial performance of thebusiness. They will gain the self-esteem that is only possiblethrough achievement and will reap rewards that are in alignmentwith the success of their organization. Meanwhile, you will enjoyyour role more, sleep better at night, and leave a legacy that isfar more inspiring and significant than you dreamed possible.