Tag: motivation

November 13, 2018

Renowned game designer Jane McGonigal describes gamers as super empowered, hopeful individuals, attributes that she believes can be channeled into real-world contexts. The business world today really needs a lot of super empowered and hopeful employees, given that 85% of […]

November 7, 2018

Most of us have experienced burnout, whether personally or having witnessed it among coworkers or subordinates. As a manager, one of the biggest challenges can often be keeping employees motivated. A lack of motivation can sometimes seem like a problem […]

January 2, 2018

In business, there are two things you can’t have enough of. The first one is obvious: revenues. Ask any business owner or salesperson, and they will share with you that their work seems like an endless pursuit of an ever-increasing […]

December 8, 2017

As a human resource manager, one of you main jobs is to recruit and retain top talent. Fortunately, the majority of your hires want to play an integral role in your organization. Employee engagement levels are at 82 percent, according […]

January 26, 2017

How do we motivate people? It’s a question that the business world spends a little too much time trying to answer. HR departments, managers, and the C-suite can play with incentives all they want, but we already know the amount […]

January 18, 2017

A toxic culture can disrupt business, result in low engagement and high turnover, ultimately damaging your company’s reputation. However, culture can be influenced and new norms can be internalized to help companies bounce back. Even if a company is not […]

January 12, 2017

Like most companies at the end of the year your organization announced salary changes, issuing merit raises to some, and generally recalculated overall compensation to ensure you remain competitive. But can you actually use money to motivate and retain your […]

January 4, 2017

We’re all affected by what our mentors, teachers and managers expect of us. When they convey higher expectations of us than we have for ourselves, we tend to believe we can succeed — and therefore often do. As a manager, […]

December 29, 2016

Much has been written about Millennials in the workplace, and not all of it is flattering. They are sometimes said to be lazy, entitled and in need of hand-holding. But some Millennial traits should be viewed as a boon to […]

November 21, 2016

Despite a century of speculation by managers and scholars, we know very little about whether certain cues or signs exhibited by employees can predict whether they’re about to quit. To help managers and companies identify employees at risk of quitting, […]

November 15, 2016

Carla is an HR executive at a blood-banking company and is faced with a crisis in culture, leadership and retention: The company suffers from 53 percent annualized turnover in field operations, with almost half of that occurring in the first […]

November 7, 2016

Teaching in a class the other day we were discussion motivation, getting people to do things. The next day I was reading a book called The Wisest One in the Room by Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross. They were talking […]

October 10, 2016

Managers have a daily task of keeping the workplace as productive as possible without sacrificing morale of staff. This task can be difficult to find this balance as a manager who pushes too hard can sometimes get the opposite with […]

August 4, 2016

Think about losing weight. You might have a small goal like 5 pounds, or a bigger goal like 50, either way, you start going to the gym and work out every day. You change your diet, giving up some of […]

July 14, 2016

There are a number of benefits to having highly motivated employees in your ranks but for business owners, all roads eventually lead to the bottom line. High levels of employee motivation are intrinsically linked to high levels of employee engagement, which […]

May 25, 2016

The ability to inspire a team is a hallmark trait of a great manager. Many people believe that you are born with the talent to be a great leader, but numerous studies have shown that leadership can be developed through […]

April 26, 2016

I once made an employee cry, and it felt good. I was working for a client, and was having some difficulty connecting with some of the staff. This particular employee had been with the organization for a while. Whenever we […]