Terrible Bus Accident Yesterday Shows Us the Concept of "I'm Ready to Work"

Firefighters work a school bus accident that killed two and injured nearly 50 children in a chain reaction accident on Interstate 44 near Washington, Missouri on August 5, 2010. Two school buses carrying band members from a St. James, Missouri high school were headed to an amusement park for a day of fun when the accident occurred. A child in the bus and one in a pickup truck were killed.

If you are a supervisor for a group of individuals that do physical jobs that require the workers to use their muscles there is one clear gesture that the workers can do that is a signal they are ready to work. Take a look at the above photograph, then look at the below photograph.



Notice the arms. In the first photograph the workers all are occupied or had just completed some work and their arms are at their sides. In the second photograph we see these workers with their hands resting on their hips, arms bent outwardly. We've seen this gesture before, and is done to appear larger/bigger. When you see this it is a sign that they are ready to work, or in this case do something- probably anything- to help.◦

Terrible Bus Accident Yesterday Shows Us the Concept of "I'm Ready to Work"