ATTITUDE - Case Incident on Albertsons Works on Employee Attitudes

>>> Ed Foreman’s motivation and attitude training called The Successful Life Course is indeed a life changing module for the employees and a helpful tool for Albertson’s profitability. The main thrust of the module is aimed at producing a positive attitude for the employees. Waking up as early as 6AM promotes industriousness for every participant. It values time to maximize productivity. Just like the saying “The early bird catches the early worm”. The inspirational hand-out may feed the soul and provides spiritual and morale upliftment. The yoga-like stretching supports the physical attributes of the employees. It gives them inner peace, serenity and tranquillity. Even the marching up a hill chanting “I know I can, I know I can” is helpful in giving them positive outlook in life. The employees’ positive outlook in life is contagious and viral. And this attitude is surely transmittable to the customers, since the employees have a direct contact with them. This positive outlook workplace setting is certainly promotes growth and productivity in the organization.
The 10 million dollars investment on training may indeed look such a costly amount or expense for employees’ training. To further evaluate its effectivity, Albertson’s must make a historical financial study on its annual performance. The analysis must make a study going back at least 3 years prior to the 10 million dollar training investment and at least 3-month sales evaluation for 2 years after the costly motivation and attitude training. Thru this, the management may evaluate effectiveness and usefulness of the 10 million dollar training.
If I were one of Foreman’s attendees of the Successful Life Course, I would feel honoured and grateful. I believe that it would not only help me be a useful member of the organization but most importantly, it would help me as an individual become a better person. The training for attitude and motivation would help me apply everything I have learned to almost all aspects in life. It would create for me a better perspective in life, in how I see things, in how I deal with people, my psychosocial, behavioural and interpersonal.