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I do believe my position is clear on whining in the workplace. I’m against it. But there’s actually one kind of “whine” that’s GOOD for productivity.
Not the serial whiner or compulsive excuse-maker, of course—that kind of whine is usually an indication that the person has not aligned his or her personal plan with the company’s interests and is busily boohooing about that fact. And it’s especially galling because it usually happens after it’s too late to do anything about the situation.
But a little complaining BEFORE things go wrong can actually be a good thing. Let’s call it the right kind of whining. (more…)
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The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good. —Bertrand Russell
If it seems weird for a column about making work more fun and engaging to open with a quote from the philosopher Bertrand Russell—then honey, you don’t know Bert.
Some philosophers spend their time working out obscure problems that don’t seem to have much to do with you and me. But Bertrand Russell spent a lot of his time thinking about everyday things—like happiness, and what it means to be good. (more…)
Unmotivated employees have rightly been called “the black holes of the business universe.” Fortunately, motivation is not something a person is born with or without. Applying these Ten Commandments can go a long way to helping existing employees find their motivation. (more…)
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