Mar 10
The problem with millennials isn’t millennials—it’s how you’re leading them
Mar 10
Why Do People Quit Their Jobs, Exactly? Here’s the Entire Reason, Summed Up in 1 Sentence
This is the conclusion from decades of Gallup data and interviews with 25 million employees. But companies still keep getting it wrong.
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In my line of work, I do a lot of listening to managers bickering about losing good employees. It’s understandable–turnover is costly and disruptive.
So, many of them will point fingers somewhere, but the data I receive from exit interview reports, feedback instruments, and employee engagement surveys has fingers pointing back at them.
Mar 10
Ten Unmistakable Signs Of A Bad Place To Work
Liz Ryan Contributor
(http://www3.forbes.com/leadership/ten-unmistakable-signs-of-a-bad-place-to-work/)
I talk to job-seekers every day. Some of them have target lists of companies they’d like to learn more about, and almost all of them have lists of companies they would never work for, no matter what.
Where did they get their lists of companies they would never, ever work for? They either worked for those companies in the past or have friends who did. People talk, and they tell their friends “No matter how badly you need a job, don’t go to work for this company and that company. It’s worse working there than being unemployed, by a mile!”
An employee handbook is a window to the corporate soul. Reading the employee handbook will give you enormous clues to the company’s culture. If they won’t give you a handbook, run away then and there!
Here are ten unmistakable signs that a company you are interviewing with is not a good place to work.
Mar 10
3 Reports Every Manager Should Have
Making sure your employees are in alignment with your organization’s goals will be easier if you track their progress with these 3 reports.
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Feb 09
10 Reasons Why Employee Motivation Programs are a Huge Waste of Time
Paul Marciano
Despite all the research that confirms traditional reward and recognition programs decrease employee motivation and productivity, organizations persist in their use. Why? Perhaps because they seem to make sense taken at face value. I mean, who would think that “Employee of the Month” programs actually destroy employ morale and teamwork – but they do!
Perhaps these programs persist because people just don’t know any better. Here are 10 reasons why you and your organization should STOP using these programs to try and motivate employees because they are a huge waste of time and money.
Feb 09
How To Help Employees Find Meaning In Work
It’s communication. That’s how leaders can help their employees to find their meaning.
From Dan Marlin of West Africa: I’ve got a somewhat philosophical question about the nature of work. What can leaders do to make their employees feel that their work has meaning? And why is it important for people to feel that they’re engaged with meaningful work? I’ve heard lots of perspectives on this topic… but would love to hear yours.
Daniel MarlinDaniel Marlin is a writer and entrepreneur from West Africa.
This is a wonderful question because it provides an opportunity for me to also talk about something I believe ranks right at the top of the list of key leadership qualities. First and foremost, let’s be clear — no one can “make” anyone feel anything. However, there are ways for company leadership to facilitate a sense of meaning and purpose for their employees.
Let’s talk about what constitutes “meaning” for workers—is it contributing to the improvement of communities? Is it having a positive impact on coworkers and the company? Bottom line: there are many ways to define meaning, and it’s important for every person, working or not, to have clarity about what has meaning for them.
Feb 09
6 Reasons Your Employees Hate Coming to Work (and What to Do About It)
Your people will always be your most important asset.
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A recent Gallup poll showed that just 30 percent of employees in America feel engaged at work. Around the world, across 142 countries, the proportion of employees who feel engaged at work is just 13 percent.
Far too many people are finding that work has become a depleting, dispiriting experience. Here are some of the reasons employees say they hate coming to work:
Feb 03
This Yale Psychologist Says Carrots And Sticks Don’t Motivate
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It’s the age-old question: How do you build a workplace culture where employees are intrinsically motivated? Somewhat surprisingly, although overwhelming research speaks against traditional systems of rewards and recognition, so many companies continue wasting money on what has proved not to work.
Paul Marciano, Ph.D. shares my passion for employee engagement, and we’ve become good friends over recent years. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Yale University. He’s served on the faculties of Davidson and Princeton, and travels the world speaking on topics of leadership, culture, and retention. He’s the author of several books including Super Teams and the bestseller Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of Respect.
Feb 03
If You’re Too Busy for These 5 Things, Your Life Is More Off Course Than You Think
It’s really easy to stray from the path. Like airplanes, we constantly need to make course corrections.
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Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive at the correct destination at the intended time.
The reason for this phenomenon is quite simple – through air traffic control and the inertial navigation system, pilots are constantly course-correcting. When immediately addressed, these course corrections are not hard to manage. When these course corrections don’t regularly happen, catastrophe can result.
For example, in 1979, a passenger jet with 257 people on board left New Zealand for a sightseeing flight to Antarctica and back. However, the pilots were unaware that someone had altered the flight coordinates by a measly two degrees, putting them 28 miles east of where they assumed to be.
Feb 03
How To Stand Out To A Millennial Hiring Manager
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
Once I was asked by a Baby Boomer how they could get hired by a millennial hiring manager. Since hiring discrimination based on age is illegal in the United States, the question struck me with curiosity. Interestingly enough, workers over the age of 40 are protected from discrimination, but not workers under the age of 40.
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