![]() By the end of the first episode, you wonder if this is simply Tennant breaking character and wondering what he is doing in this rather incoherent, cheap-looking version of such a thrilling novel. Before he decides to take up the £20,000 wager to race around the world, he spends most of his time staring at his fellow clubmen with a vacant expression, as though his mind were endlessly somewhere else. In the BBC’s new version, Phileas Fogg ( David Tennant) is a still, silent figure. The air is heavy with the stale whiff of empire but we are alive to the possibilities of the great expedition that will follow. The year is 1872 and men sit around London’s Reform Club, bored out of their minds and stuffed full of bad food. But their positive attitude and determination make them winners. They prevail because they are motivated and find fulfillment - both individually and as a team.Īttention to respect, satisfaction, communication, inclusion and achievement of goals can lead to success in a journey around the world - and in our everyday workplace.Around the World in 80 Days has one of the great openings in Victorian literature. In the end, Fogg, Fix and Passepartout score a victory despite all types of challenges and confrontations that have been thrown at them. Make it happen and get a financial reward. While monetary rewards play a role, we see in the story - as in HR - that there is so much more to "total rewards." Financial rewards get everyone’s attention and are necessary. But we know that employees get really engaged and motivated by other factors. Respect, teamwork, communication, a sense of purpose, achievement, being included. Rewards - Around the World in 80 Days starts with a wager. Goals - Every company must have associates who clearly understand the goals and priorities of the organization and are committed to achieving them. Similarly, the adventurers always keep their goals in mind and apply determination to realize success. In addition to understanding the goals and objectives, we need clarity about how to accomplish those goals. In other words, the “key results” in OKR vernacular. In each episode, our traveling friends come up with the "how" and put it into action to achieve the goal. The team learns to respect each other for who they are and firmly instill a strong sense of belonging. In fact, their diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences produce strength. Without these ingredients, the journey fails.ĭiversity - By all accounts, the adventurers are a diverse group. Each member contributes their perspective and strength to make the complete team stronger. Teamwork - While Fogg, Fix and Passepartout are an unlikely team, they develop tight relationships and apply their interpersonal skills and trust to produce positive outcomes. Communication, integrity and a high level of respect are essential. In the gripping story, HR pros will see four of the most important characteristics needed to create and maintain a successful organization. Of course, they are also the same items that matter most to employees. Let’s take a quick look: The journey brings our traveling trio - Phileas Fogg, Abigail Fix and Jean Passepartout - to Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, America and points in between. In each country they face -and overcome - challenges and obstacles - as a team. One of the key differences in this new version of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel is how much the characters learn about themselves - and evolve - during their travels. A terrific new adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days has become a hit on PBS and Amazon Prime. Human Resource professionals find essential principles of HR bursting out of the series.
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