Boney Fingers

Following the tradition of writing great songs with goofy but profound titles and lyrics, the incomparable Hoyt Axton had a song called Boney Fingers: "Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get? Boney fingers, boney fingers." You couldn't exactly call it an anthem for the disenfranchised but, besides being catchy, it does resonate with me. After all, no one wants a job resulting in nothing but boney fingers.

We've all been there though: slogging through a job for mediocre pay, no recognition, and a joyless environment. EPI's vision, however, is "to enable organizations to create environments where employees both enjoy going to work and effectively contribute to bottom-line results." So if you're afraid your employees are singing Boney Fingers under their breath instead of whistling while they work, maybe it's time to think about recreating your company's environment.