Home

Course Finder

 
View all courses
 

 | Print

Cultures of Sacrifice Hold Little Appeal at Work

Leigh Branham

Making personal sacrifices for the good of the company is a proud and time-honoured tradition.  It feels good to know that your long hours and commitment have helped make your employer successful, especially when you share in the rewards. 

But when your company begins to expect a sacrifice on a daily basis to the point of burnout, unreasonably invades your personal time with excessive demands and keeps you in a state of constant crisis, you are working in a ‘culture of sacrifice.’

Cultures of sacrifice see their workers as costly units of production instead of human beings.  They force their employees to choose between making a living and having a life. 

To continue reading, please download the PDF article.

Articles

Download

  • "  I came away with a lot more ´tools´ to use when both preparing and presenting a presentation.  "

  • "  I enjoyed the interaction between participants and the willingness of Jim to discuss items until we were all in the loop.  "

  • "  J’ai vraiment apprécié la formation et l’animateur et je vois très bien où je pourrai appliquer une grande partie des thèmes abordés. Merci.  "

    Frank Kirwan
    Powerful Utilities Contractors

  • "  I was very focused all three days as the program suited our environment very much.  "