There are ways to get lazy people to work and it just might be a bit easier than you’ve imagined.
Consider the ‘Lazy’ Person
Certain
people you consider lazy might not see themselves as lazy. In their own
eyes, they’re putting in as much effort as they can. People have
different perspectives on what can be defined as laziness and they tend
to do what’s in alignment to their goals and view of the world.
Ultimately to change people, you have to try to understand them better
and first understand their perspectives. You can do this by asking the
person non-judgmental questions or talking to others who know the person
to get a better picture of his/her personality.
Consider Your Perspective
You
have to understand and learn to accept that the fact that another
person doesn’t have the same approach to work as yours doesn’t make them
lazy. You should try to understand that while your perspective on
laziness makes much sense to you, it might not make sense to the other
person (as much as this other person’s perspective on laziness doesn’t
make sense to you too).
Let Go of Your Preconceived Notions
This
basically involves being more understanding and being more flexible
with your beliefs and notions on work and laziness. Ultimately, everyone
is willing to work hard for things that truly matter to them, so lose
your judgments and preconceived notions, and focus on influencing the
other person to work based on his/her perspectives.
Tap Into Their Deepest Motivations
To
effectively influence people, you have to learn to tap into their
deepest motivations. When you give a person a good enough reason or a
big enough motivation (based on their deepest motivations) to work and
accomplish tasks, you would be surprised at how much they would work to
accomplish just about anything you give to them.
Focus on Results Not Activity
Avoid
obsessing on how active a person. Focus instead on if the person is
achieving the desired results. As long as the person is achieving
results, don’t fret so much about how many hours the person works or how
diligent they appear to be. The better measure for work is results,
rather than time spent.
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