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By: Vinnie Bhadra
Source: Times Ascent





 


 
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Every task assigned to

any employees is of
outmost importance,
however, in order to get
the task completed, it is
not necessary to always
over-exaggerate the
importance of the task, or
rather ǮCry Wolfdz.
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| ëe use of pressure tactics.

| Exaggerate the importance of
the job at hand.
| Highlight importantance of
concentrating on the task at
hand.
| Showing, urgency of the task.
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ëhen it comes to the
corporate world, not always do
the pressure tactics work, as
after a point of time the
employees will start to lose
interest. It is here that HR has to
intervene to make sure that the
particular task at hand is
completed, but without crying
wolf to motivate the employees.
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| The ǮCry ëolfdz tactic will likely slow the

entire work process because the
employees will start thinking that If
everything is important or urgent, then
nothing truly is.
| It is important to share the details with
the team rather than just reinforcing
their authority.
| Make sure that the communication
channels are open both ways.
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| HR should use relativity to convey when

a project is truly critical to the
organistion.
| It is important to know when to apply
pressure and when to lift the lid to let
some heat out before they burn out
easily and lose their interest .
| Aim should be to always motivate and
encourage the employees.
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| Constant interaction, formal and

informal chat helps to release a lot of
pressure and also enables to
understanding.
| It is also important to talk to the
superiors to set the priorities well in
advance so that employees are clear
about the targets and deadlines.
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| Try and avoid the attitude of portraying
that all jobs are urgent, irrespective of
their real urgency.
| Try to focus on completing jobs, before
they become urgent.
| Rather than creating any pressure,
decide minimum time period required
for completion of a particular job.
| Motivate the employees, but donǯt
pressurise them as self motivated
employees themselves find out ways to
complete the task on time.
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| or all important jobs, build some
reward and recognition as its
the biggest motivator within the
organization and also acts as a better
task completer.
| Try not to interfere or track an
employees all the time while working on
a particular project.
| Give them sufficient time to relax and
freshen their minds during the hectic
work schedules.
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| The needs and requirements of the
employees should be taken into serious
consideration by the employees, so that
they can work better.
| Transparency in operation helps the
employees to complete
important/urgent jobs on time without
any doubts in mind.