Why we donít hate Mondays!

83% of British working people are miserable every Monday because they hate the thought of going back to work according to a report by Gallup.

Toxic workplaces where we will be subjected to the reign of terror of bully bosses, managers who never fully explain what they expect, show us little respect and give no thanks, fills most of us with dread.

Even Sally Williams who works in the City as a highly paid financier complains ìJust why do I have to have a boss who wrecks the job I loveî

The number of people taking ìsickiesî peaks on Mondays and customer service, morale and productivity are at an all time low.

Those of us who do make it to work keep our heads down and have adopted a motto: ëKeep out of troubleí. This means taking no chances, never going the extra mile for customers or colleagues and doing only what the boss wants. No more ñ no less!

As a consequence, many of us are resigned to earning our daily bread by selling the hours of our lives!

So how can British workers beat the Monday morning blues?

One business expert claims he has found the answer.

Alan J Whitaker of Future Winners International claims to be in the business of turning the situation around. And in order to provide a cure, heís taking on the bosses.

Speaking at the launch of the new FWI website futurewinners.com, Alan said

ìOur goal to get millions of people all around the world going to work with a smile on their faces every day. And we are making progress.î

Asked whether bosses have simply got to stop behaving badly he replied that just telling bosses not to check their emails while discussing issues with staff just wonít work. The problem is far bigger than that.

In this century of rapidly changing employee and customer aspirations, a whole new approach to organising companies and leadership is long overdue.

The complete reinvention of organisations and management is necessary.

He says that tinkering with these in many cases results in a series of reorganisations, increasing workloads and no improvement in the morale and happiness of employees.

FWI is currently assisting companies on three continents to reinvent their organisationís and management skills to develop environments conducive to the development of loyal committed employees with a ëcan doí attitude.

Is this just some theory expounded by yet another business guru?

Within two months of companies embarking on the FWI Passion Creates Profits programme people report having their socks knocked off by the change in attitude towards them.

They love having an hour face to face with their boss each month to discuss the future direction of the company, their department goals, to agree what they will be measured on and how they can improve the relationship between them.

Brain Ainsworth, a manager at a capital equipment manufacturer says ìWith everyoneís high performance levels and renewed energy, management is ëfuní again.î

Trent Gathright reports a ìresurgence in our individual desires to work as a team.î

Nii Mensah, vice president of EWT says that ìafter just four months of implementing the FWI profit improvement programme Passion Creates Profits we are today well on the way to becoming a customer focused ëcan doí company.î

Alan says that some managers on FWI programs have provided really unusual feedback. One manager reported ìNow I really like my people!î and another ìMy people love the fact I know their childrenís names.î

But his favourite comment is ìOur coach sets us up to win and we are all winning!î

When people feel they are appreciated and are critical to the success of their company they feel important and excited about the work they do.

So yes, companies can help us to beat the Monday morning blues. But why should they?

Alan says it is not a question of being nice to people. FWI programmes are good for employees, good for customers and good for each companyís bottom line.

Increasing numbers of evangelical, passionate, loyal and highly profitable customers are developed by committed staff who go the extra mile and build positive emotional bonds with their customers.

This provides companies with a sustainable strategic competitive advantage.

In addition, companies implementing FWI programmes report higher morale, less waste, fewer mistakes, higher safety, and greater productivity.

FWI, with the aid of highly trained franchisees and licensees is rolling FWI programmes out worldwide with the goal of alleviating the poor treatment of employees and helping enterprises to radically increase the number of profitable loyal customers.

We can stop the Monday Blues by insisting that top management reinvent our organisations and that managers improve the quality of our working life by empowering us, making us feel important and setting us up to become winners.