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How To Motivate
I read this article today and enjoyed it so much I wanted to share it. My favorite part: “Autonomy means we don’t like being told what to do. Once we feel we’re being pushed around, we check out.” The article is brief, but has some excellent advice/reminders of the simplicity of actually engaging workers and […]
More Is Less & Multi-Tasking Is A Lie
I can remember when multi-tasking was framed as the end all be all to solving heavy work loads. The premise of multi-tasking while antiquated still lurks and a large number of organizations. It does so to the detriment of those organizations. Not sure if my statement is accurate? The following is a great read with […]
You Get What You Settle For
It doesn’t matter if you are the employee or employer, you will get what you settle for guaranteed, probably even less. Sure it is important to set realistic and achievable goals for all involved in the work place, but if you don’t know your people, how do you know what they are capable of doing? […]
Why Personality Assessments
What is the value of personality assessments? A minimal and comparatively low-end investment can unleash employees latent qualities or abilities which can be developed into ongoing greater success for the organization as a whole. Employees feel engaged in personality assessments. Why? Because it is an element that triggers the feeling of one’s own importance in the […]
Discretionary Effort
I had a discussion this past week with a manager for a firm that had a poor last quarter showing. He couldn’t quite put his finger on the slip in dynamic. It was a great conversation and a testament to paying attention to employee relations. It is important to remember positive or negative production/outcomes can be […]
Giving Up The 80% For The 20%
An article from Inc. discusses at least 51% of employees are searching for new jobs at any given time. This brings to mind two things, one, why, and two, are they giving up 80% of the good for 20% of what they perceive to be better. Let’s face it, the 51% figure demonstrates a misalignment in […]
If You Want To Maximize Productivity, Don’t Minimize Sleep
An article in Inc. recently talked about the ten reasons working too much and sleeping too little is just plain wrong. It doesn’t matter who you are and what you believe, sleep matters. So whether it is you skipping sleep or your employees’ workload making them cut back, the bottom line is this. Lack of sleep, […]
Happy Employees, It’s Not Easy
I had to read an article with the title of “5 Foolproof Steps to Happier Employees” because rarely is anything “foolproof.” But while reading it, there it was, the universal mis-belief… “Don’t ask about things you can’t or won’t change.” I’m not on board with the ‘don’t ask’ part, as ignorance in business is not bliss. And […]