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satisfactory beneﬁts and have a reasonable degree of job security. The third component is equity — being treated respectfully. Included is a reasonable accommodation for personal and family needs and being treated like an adult, not a child. One way to monitor the perception of fairness on your team is to conduct an annual team survey — and include some questions related to fairness. • • • • • Acquiring new skills Ability to perform Perceived importance of employee’s job Recognition received for performance Working for a company of which the employee can be proud One tool that we can use to help build a sense of achievement is to participatively set and work together to achieve these SMART goals. SMART goals are team goals that have these characteristics: • Speciﬁc • Measurable • Ambitious yet achievable • Results-oriented • Time-speciﬁc Communicating progress and celebrating progress made on goals will help develop a strong sense of achievement within your team. achievement. Achievement includes taking pride in one’s accomplishments by doing things that matter and doing them well, receiving recognition for one’s accomplishments and taking pride in the organization’s accomplishments. There are six primary sources for a sense of achievement: • Challenge of the work itself 2 HPTs are characterized by a sense of Sense of Achievement — all hang together, or most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” HPTs are characterized by a sense of camaraderie — having warm, positive and cooperative relations with others in the workplace (“one for all and all for one”). Setting and working together to achieve SMART goals helps build camaraderie. In addition, try having periodic fun and team-building activities. Need some ideas? Here is a list of ﬁve to get you thinking: 1. Take your team to a movie (the large screen IMAX movies are great — even better if in 3D!). 2. Play a fun game together, like your own customized version of “Family Feud.” 3. Try a fun recreational activity like miniature golf, or just have an afternoon in the park. 4. Attend a favorite sporting event, concert or other social event that team members would enjoy (important to know your team on this one). Benja3 Sense of Camaraderie —indeed min Franklin said, “We must FIRST Get it Here Mailing Systems Technology is now available at your doorstep AND your desktop. Sign up to receive the NEW digital version today. www.MailingSystemsTechnology.com CHECK IT OUT ONLINE AT WWW.MAILINGSYSTEMSTECHNOLOGY.COM | MAY-JUNE 2008 43 http://www.andersondirectmarketing.com http://www.MailingSystemsTechnology.com http://www.andersondirectmarketing.com http://www.mailingsystemstechnology.com

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Mailing Systems Technology - May/June 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Peer to Peer It’s an Inside Job Greening Your Mail Center Adopting an Automated Document Factory Intelligent Mail and Address Quality 7 Steps to Combat “Do Not Mail” A Successful Resolution Q&A with Dan G. Blair, Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission The Intelligent Mail Barcode Developing High-Performance Teams Simple Strategies to Save You Money A Powerful Social Network With Change, Comes Opportunity Increasing the Deliverability of Mail Kate’s Slate Products & Services People of Distinction Advertiser Index Sho Time

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