Lakota's Staff Communication PageWelcome to Lakota's Staff Communication page...Please read this page carefully and completely. You'll find the link to move on to our final section at the bottom of this page. Thank you... I hope this becomes one of the most important and well used pages in Lakota's online manual. Often times we get so busy that we don't have (or take) the time to communicate "issues" or concerns to anyone who can do anything about it. So whatever is troubling you just sits there in your brain and festers. You were going to let someone know what's on your mind but as the day wears on, you forget, or by the time your shift is over, you just tell yourself..."It's not worth the trouble..." or "It's not that big a deal...". So you leave the issue to trouble you another day. It's up to US, All of Us, to make improvements here at Lakota every time we get the opportunity. Without good communication from you, our valued staff, improvements are difficult at best. Unfortunately group meetings are usually ineffective because of the sensitivity of many issues needing discussion. No one knows better than you guys and gals who are "in the trenches" day in and day out, what is happening at Lakota that shouldn't, OR what isn't happening that should. We are asking for your help to make things better for everyone here at Lakota. This form gives you the opportunity to make yourself heard on any of the following subjects: #1. JUST VENT! If you are having issues with anyone, co-worker, manager..., owner..., ANYONE, (including me of course!) OR ANYTHING... this is your opportunity to pitch a fit, blow a gasket, bitch up a storm, and/or just release any pent-up frustrations you may have about anything Lakota.
#2. Report Theft: Theft can be a huge problem, so huge that it can literally break a company. In fact it's the number two reason for business failure. Theft hurts all of us, so if you know of something dishonest going on, please take the responsibility of letting us know. Here is where you can do this comfortably and, if you choose, anonymously. None of the fields in the form below are "required" so if you choose not to personalize them, I won't know who submitted the form. Of course, I would like to be able to discuss these issues further with you (confidentially) but, in creating the form, I wanted you to have the option of anonymity regarding any issue you wish to discuss. Special Note: We all know that dealing with theft is an uncomfortable issue, but life is full of those. The question is how do we respond? Theft issues include cash and/or coffee, food, and beverage products... "Hey, he's asking us to rat on our co-workers"...! Call it what you will, but we're all in this together. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but if someone is stealing from Lakota, they are stealing from ALL OF US, and if you know about it (for certain) and don't tell anyone, aren't you enabling them? Are we doing someone a favor by allowing them to steal from us? Theft is just not O.K. It hurts everyone including you. If we don't protect the goose that lays the golden eggs, how can we carry forward with our plans to improve the place, including raises, benefits, implementing strategies to dramatically increase revenue, etc., so that we can actually offer careers rather than just jobs....? Enough said...I leave the rest to you. #3. Share your ideas: You see things that we don't. Please take this opportunity to share your ideas on how to improve anything and everything. #4. Special problems: Do you have a personality conflict with someone that you keep getting scheduled with? Do you work with someone who won't pull their weight...?...That's no fun. Is there something going on that you consider to be unfair? Give us the information that we need for conflict resolution, problem solving, or schedule changes. #5. Offer your services: Can you do something or fix something, that provides some unfulfilled need here at Lakota. Let us know!
I sincerely hope this page becomes a powerful tool for making long overdue improvements here at Lakota. Thank you for having the courage to use it and thank you for your valuable input... Back to Top of Page... Back to Table of Contents Page 1 |
