Hygiene Factors

There are some things that are more notice­able when they are not done well. At some point good hygiene only gets you so far in life. It’s the lack there of that will stunt your growth (in sev­eral areas). What are some hygiene fac­tors in business?

• Orga­ni­za­tion
• Clean­li­ness
• Safety
• Com­pen­sa­tion
• Com­mu­ni­ca­tion
• Cour­tesy
• Time­li­ness

Some of these might look like more than hygiene fac­tors but that’s prob­a­bly because they are not being done well in your orga­ni­za­tion. Don’t get me wrong. You have to have these and be good at them but they are not what moves you for­ward. Don’t think that being really orga­nized makes you a bet­ter busi­ness. Hygiene fac­tors are merely the cost of admis­sion. They are the bot­tom rung on the per­for­mance lad­der. Sim­i­lar to the 10 com­mand­ments. You’re noth­ing spe­cial if you don’t lie, steal or cheat. But if you are break­ing the 10 com­mand­ments you’re pond scum (just look around). The real threat for most of us is not that we might smell bad it’s that we think we are doing a great job when really all we are doing is the bare minimum.