No matter how you feel today, there was almost certainly a time when you were engaged and excited about your job. It may have lasted for years, or not even made it through the first week. But if you find yourself bored and disengaged on the job now, there might be a reason that has nothing to do with the job itself.
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Archive for the ‘Workplace Performance’ Category
Unbore Yourself and Get Out of Your Rut
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Give the Minimum, Get the Ax
Thursday, April 21st, 2011A great new feature was added to credit card statements last year. You’ve probably seen it. Pay the minimum due each month, it says, and you’ll end up paying two or three times as much over the course of 10 or 17 or 22 years. Add just a few dollars more each time, though, and you’ll polish off the balance in 2-3 years and save thousands of dollars.
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When More is Less
Thursday, March 10th, 2011One of the most counter-intuitive studies EVER on motivation came out a few months ago from MIT. At first glance, it’s just bizarre. But the more you think about it, the more powerful, and sensible, it becomes.
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Whacked-Out Workplaces: How to Take Charge Today to Create a Workplace that Rocks
Thursday, December 30th, 2010We’ve all been there. You walk into a bank, restaurant or store and suddenly feel it, that vague sensation that all is not well. It drips from the ceilings and sits in puddles on the floor. The employees are lost in thought, unable to decide whether they’d rather be somewhere else or stay and kill each other. And you’re the lucky one bathing in all the poison they can ladle up.
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“Where Did My Idea Go?”: Employee Engagement Starts with Being Heard
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010You’re a motivated employee, a real go-getter, deeply engaged in your company and committed to its success. That’s why you take the time and effort to think of ways to improve procedures and policies.
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Work Incentives that WORK
Thursday, November 25th, 2010It’s true: money is a useful motivator. But according to a classic study at Ohio State University, it’s not the only motivator that increases employee engagement and productivity. Turns out it’s not even the most effective one.
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Having a Hoot is a Bottom Line Issue
Thursday, November 11th, 2010As our economic mess heads into its third year, business has never been more serious. It might seem an odd time to make a case for levity in the workplace. But The Levity Effect authors Scott Christopher and Adrian Gostick are doing exactly that.
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Who Else Wants to Get More Accomplished in Less Time?
Thursday, October 21st, 2010People make “to-do” lists. That’s great. But try this tip that successful people do: They make “get-rid-of lists.”
Decide to get rid of the things that aren’t creating the best ROI for every minute of your time and every dollar you invest.
Things that could and should be on your list include: vendors that need to go, products that overstayed the party, employees who make you want to stop being an employer, mindsets you have that hold you back, mindsets your team members have that need to go, old systems that haven’t been challenged—you name it, anything that you wouldn’t want to start over should probably go.
New results don’t come with old methodologies, old thinking, or other clutter that keeps you stuck in yesteryear. Get out the shovel and clean house!