Posts Tagged ‘Motivation’
This week’s most clicked
Strategies that will ensure your company’s doom; J.C. Penney’s new CEO unveils his radical retail plans; and how to handle employees who throw temper tantrums. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: How to cope with workers who act like toddlers 10 strategic pitfalls that could kill your company [...]
How much of your team’s work is irrelevant or a waste of time/efficiency?
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 160,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: How much of your team’s work is irrelevant or a waste of time/efficiency? Less than 5%: 15.5% 6% to 15%: 33.04% [...]
What Santa can teach you about motivating your employees
This post is by Paul Marciano, author of “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT.” Follow him on Twitter @drpaulmarciano. Rewards may be effective in motivating the neighborhood kids to find your missing dog, but when it comes to motivating your employees, they fail miserably. In [...]
Nothing beats a positive outlook
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Two weeks ago, we asked: What’s the best motivator for your employees during the holidays? Creating a positive atmosphere: 36.59% Celebrating accomplishments: 28.46% Keeping them in the [...]
Streamline your team’s communications
Michael Feuer is CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and founder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain. A co-founder of OfficeMax, he is author of “The Benevolent Dictator: Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition.” Today, with a few key strokes and hitting [...]
Effective leadership begins with professional intimacy
Christina Haxton combines psychology with humor and brain science to enable newly promoted executives to harness the power of their potential to become authentic and sustainable leaders. Connect with Christina on Twitter, LinkedIn or her blog. Also, check out “Lessons from the T.R.A.I.L: The Art & Science of Exceptional Leadership” on her website. With everything else you are [...]
A split on pay-for-performance
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: Are you adding pay-for-performance compensation and rewards plans at your company? Yes — we are adding more people to these plans, 33% [...]
Motivation vs. engagement
This post is by Paul Marciano, author of “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT.” Follow him on Twitter @drpaulmarciano. If you’re not clear on the difference between employee motivation and engagement, you’re not alone. I was once asked to explain it to the CEO of [...]
