Confession time: I’m not really on Facebook much, but I do like Instagram and have several accounts (including ones for me, my dog, and a…tree, but that’s another story for another day). One account I follow on Instagram is called “tourons of national parks.” (“Touron” = Tourist + Moron)
These videos are submitted by onlookers, and mostly show tourons who just have to get:
Source: Hanna-Barbera Production's Yogi Bear via Giphy.com
The most interesting part of these posts are the comments, where sentiments range from mild amusement, to invectives that would make grandma blush, to wishing the touron had been gored and died immediately. (Yikes.)
Here are a few comments I recently came across:
Source: Schitt's Creek via Giphy.com
When I view the posts on the tourons page, I can’t help but think about team members—at all levels and organizations—who (1) make mistakes, or (2) ignore rules and make bad decisions.
I’m pretty sure that submitting an “epic fails” video of an employee and sharing it with all staff is not the best idea for morale, learning, and encouraging employees to speak up. But we also want employees to learn from the mistakes and less-than-perfect actions of others so that:
This awesome Broadcat infographic is a plug-and-play piece that you can use regularly to share what has been reported to your helpline, how the investigation was handled, and what the outcome was—without sharing all the details or names that might identify a specific team member. Employees will appreciate that Compliance takes action AND they’ll learn from other’s mistakes (and misconduct).
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Now isn’t this much better than posting a video of an errant employee? Either way, it sure beats getting gored at Yellowstone!