On 2008-01-03 09:29:05 +0000, Roland Perry said:

In message 477ca5fa@qaanaaq, at 09:08:10 on Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Andy
Hall remarked:
And today there are more part-time workers, so it's less easy to spot
a shirker.

Measure the results.

It's not about results, but morale. And lots of jobs don't have easily
measured results.

It's certainly about results. What is the point in hiring people and
paying them just to keep up their morale and with no results in mind?

Morale comes from motivating people to achieve results and ensuring
that they are rewarded for those, not just showing up each day. It's
precisely the latter that leads to poor morale because the objectives
are not clearly defined.

One can measure the results, in one way or another, of any job. If
one can't, then the question should be raised as to why the job is
there in the first place. Given an objective, it is then possible to
connect that to a set of rewards that will motivate the individual. On
the basic level, that is being paid; beyond that it can be a whole
range of different incentives.