Today at work we discussed what motivates people. What incentives and rewards can the company and it’s managers provide in order to motivate the employees to work harder and perform better?
Here is the list we came up with:
Bonus
Career Ladder
Challenging Tasks
Christmas Party
Coffee
Coffee Cups & Branded Material
Company Car
Corporate Brand
Corporate Values
Credit Card
Culture Societies
Delegated Responsibility
Encouragement & Coaching
Facilities
Fear
Feedback
Fruit
Gift Certificates & [...]
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The world is full of management quotes and proverbs, be they inane or insightful.
A few examples:
“The leader follows in front!”
“Management must manage!”
“If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking.”
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.”
“Management works in the system; Leadership works [...]
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Expectations are an important part of any relationship. If two people have different expectations on the outcome of a certain situation then they have both sown the seeds of conflict. As a leader it is your responsibility to make sure that expectations are clearly defined and communicated, both your expectations on the group and groups [...]
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Jerry posted a comment wanting to know what underdog candidates can do to perform better in a tough interview situation.
I’ve been assisting in interviews for an open position in my group. Some of the candidates are missing people skills, personality, etc. A few of the other interviewers visibly showed their displeasure and unease with the [...]
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Many people feel the need to walk around while talking on the phone. This may be due to the fact that they have a kinesthetic learning style. In order to learn and think properly, these kind of people may feel the need to have their legs moving beneath them.
Standing up or walking around has [...]
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“Nobody wants to hang around a loser, except bigger losers.”
It sounds like a cliche from an 80’s High School movie, but to a certain extent it’s true. If you want to be successful, seek out people who are already successful. If you want to make friends, seek out people who have a lot of friends. [...]
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One way to understand your strengths, areas of improvement and relationships is the Johari Window. Personally I have a hard time remembering it and I frankly don’t find it very useful.
Instead I have developed the personal Strength/Improvement map. The map contains 3 areas: Internal Dialog, External Perspective and Physical Presence. You should create one map [...]
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When trying to solve a problem you can sometimes run into a morass, slowing your progress and preventing you from reaching your goal. In times like these, it can be good to have some tricks (Jedi mind tricks?) or techniques in your toolkit, to be able to see the problem from a different perspective and [...]
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Do we need personalized processes? The question seems to defy common sense. A personalized process is the antithesis of what corporations have been striving for, for so many years. I thought we all agreed that processes should be standardized, uniform, one size fits one problem type of solutions? So what’s this about personalization?
Grocery Store
When it [...]
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Over at CIO.com I found an article about “Why Managers Need People Skills”.
The skills the article finds to be most useful are:
- Assuredness
- Confidence
- Likability
For me, the main people skill missing from this list is feedback. The ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback is for me one of the most important and [...]
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