I Don't Mind Chasing Cheese, It's Getting Everyone Else to Do It

HR is expected to be a position of influence. Guiding and directing others to achieve things that they weren't going after before. Think of Sisyphus, condemned to roll an immense boulder up hill constantly trying to gain traction and momentum to reach an end. Wow, if this had been presented to me when I started down this career path, I would probably be in marketing today. I am a classic ESTJ, a Supervisor by definition, not built with the usual sensitive and cooperative charactieristics found in your typical HR. Being built more like a Line Manager, I am suited to chasing my own cheese. I calculate out the current supply, estimate how much longer it will last for me, and begin searching for the next deposit with enough time to select the quantity and quality I will accept. Into this timeframe, is built extra time to push, pull and drag team members to their next supply, which is not the same as mine. For those that have not read the very famous "Who Moved My Cheese", get out of that fallout shelter and catch up with the rest of us. Now, back to getting people motivated to shift gears, change direction or just plain look up. Push is getting behind them and giving support including communication, resources and information to get going. This works best with those that have an idea they need to change something but haven't made a move. Pull is giving specific directions, deadlines, and performance improvement plans telling them that they are behind and need to catch up. These tools are intended to pull the manager forward onto a level playing field with the remainder of the team. Drag is for folks on progression. You have presented the idea that they need to make a change, you have pushed and pulled to the extent that they have a color coded road map with a concise written narative. It looks like this person won't get there without a GPS, which amounts to replacing them in the grand scheme of things. This is a last ditch effort to get them to look up, shifts gears or change direction. The majority of these folks don't make it. The premise of the program is to get everyone going the right direction and striving for the same things, in this analogy cheese. Give up the Sisyphus complex, get a clear understanding of how you operate, and use the tools in front of you to get the rest of the group going the right direction.