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Love Your Career Again

 
Do you love what you do for a living? Did you used to love
what you do, but not anymore? Or are you in a career that you think
you could never love?
 
Your love for your career comes...

Supporting Employees

 
We’ve all heard how important it is to empower employees
and give them responsibility to accomplish specific tasks and
goals. But, the best, and most effective, managers go a step
further,...

A Wake Up Call

Watching the news recently, I saw an interesting statistic
indicating that 53% of workers are unhappy at work. Many cite lack
of career development as one of the major reasons. That should be...

Motivate by Showing How Individuals and Teams Are Doing

Which of the following do you think have the most powerful,
intrinsic motivational value for employees?


A raise of 3% at the end of the year
Participation in a recognition and rewards program,...

Leverage Strengths

 
Recognize the unique value of an individual and you offer
recognition that
works. Focus on and leverage a person's strengths and you
demonstrate how he
or she can make a unique contribution...

Coworker Recognition

Remember FASTER meetings from earlier tips? Quick meetings
with a simple agenda:
Finished: What has been completed since the
last meeting?
Acknowledgements: Who made their job
easier?
Still...

Stickey Recognition

 
Grab a stack of sticky notes. Write a note of congratulations
or appreciation to at least three people. 
 
Distribute them. Repeat in a few days with three more
people.
 
Copyright...

Think Outside The Team

 
Did you know that when teams recognize teams and individuals
outside their team that they build great relationships? These
relationships translate to better cooperation, communication,...

Time Off as an Award

 
My generational preference study found that the most popular
low-cost award for recognition of work on a project or assignment
is time off.
 
A full 56 percent chose time off over...

Cancelled Projects

 
Picture this: Your team has been hard at work on a big
project: late nights, weekends, putting other work on hold. Now,
without warning, the entire project has been canceled. 
 
What...

What Makes People Happy at Work?

 
Millions have been spent to find the answer to that
question. Countless studies have been done to unlock the Rosetta
Stone of employee satisfaction. Retention is analyzed, measured and
debated....

Why Some People Succeed More Than Others

When was the last time you wrote out a goals list? If you can't
remember or if you've never written out your goals, today is a good
day to do it.
Many people tell me "I don't need to make a list...

Recognition Is Not a Function of Human Resources

When the people in HR discover that job satisfaction is
suffering because employees crave recognition, they can find
themselves in a frustrating position. They have identified a need,
and they...

Rethinking How You Motivate Others

If you try to motivate people through insults and intimidation
(and I know a few of you do), you may want to think about the
ripple effects of your actions.
As has been widely reported in the...

Make Their Day

One Friday morning I went to the post office to pick up my
mail. As I entered, an elderly man was leaving. I made eye contact,
smiled, and said "hi." I didn’t know him, and I don’t
live...

Busy People Can Find Time for Themselves

Twenty-four hours - that's all we get. No amount of wishing,
complaining or creative time management will ever change that. Each
day contains only so many hours; each week has just so many days.
The...

FUN at Work is Not an Oxymoron

Glance around at your employees. Do they look relaxed and happy
or stressed, bored and disgruntled? Are they smiling or grimacing?
Is your company culture burning them out or firing them up?
If...

Reward Your Employees for Outstanding Performance: Top Five Ways to Reinforce Excellent Work

Nobody works for nothing. That is to say, people work because
there's something in it for them. Financial remuneration, prestige,
recognition, pride, a sense of doing the right thing. The preferred
rewards...

Collaboration and Teamwork with Peers

Most managers are judged by how they work across functions, not
just how they manage their own team. Since organizations have
gotten more complex, "matrix" structures and "cross-functional
teams"...

Is your leadership developing or diminishing?

When all the excitement of starting a company or being
promoted to a senior leadership position fades away, the action
item list can become long and complicated. Sadly, similar to how
most managers...

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