Do you know that 'dissatisfied' employees are more productive? Dissatisfaction here means not being satisfied with one's accomplishments and not the usual connotation of the term.
A person's dissatisfaction with his performance can also extend to his discontentment with the achievements of his team, his superior and even his company's.
That's a healthy form of dissatisfaction that you want your employees to have for it will help you grow and expand your company. You need these types of employees and not those disgruntled ones who nurture their own imagined company misgivings.
Employees who are not easily satisfied with their accomplishments have greater chances of delivering high quality performance.
It is your duty as their employer to provide an environment in which this type of employee, together with his team will be able to nurture their desire to achieve greater things. You need to, since their accomplishments will push your company forward.
Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. founder, used to encouraged these types of employees by keeping them hungry for greater success. After regaining control of his company in 1997, he said to his team that they will have to leave his company since they appeared to be too content with the successes they have achieved.
With this kind of approach, Jobs was able to propel his company to become one of the world's biggest companies, just 14 years later.
A workplace with a high performance environment is what you need to nurture 'dissatisfied' employees. Creating such an environment is really not that difficult. Here are some suggestions on how to do it.
1. Failure is not discouraged - a workplace where failure is not looked at negatively just as long as the goal is to learn and to succeed.
2. Motivated by goal, not by fear - fear is a negative motivator where employees tend to be careful to cover their butts, but the excitement of achieving a goal drives fear out of the window.
3. No fault finding - an atmosphere of openness, no excuses, no blaming and complaints gives freedom of expression - expressing latent skills, talents and gifts
