Are Your Staff Anxious or Bored? My daughter is learning to play the flute. It is a beautiful example of flow and motivation at work. As musical instruments go, the flute is the best your child can learn. I am still emotionally scarred by my sister’s attempts to play the violin 30 years ago, and […]
Payback Time
Maz Iqbal told me a great story this week…. Imagine you were an employee of a large business. You worked in a factory, or a shop, or a warehouse or maybe you were an agent in a call centre. A big call centre where they measured your every move: how long your calls were how long […]
5 Easy Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
This is a guest post by Stan Phelps After studying 1,001 examples of companies that give little unexpected extras to employees, here are 5 easy ways to increase engagement from the new book, “What’s Your Green Goldfish – Beyond Dollars: 15 Ways to Drive Employee Engagement and Reinforce Culture” 1. Onboarding You never get a […]
Go On, Trust Me
Successful organisations revolve around trust. The more you trust your colleagues the less you worry about them: You spend less effort checking up You spend less time looking for alternatives You spend less money on lawyers and contracts As trust rises, business becomes faster, smoother and cheaper. Frictional costs disappear. As Steven Covey would say, […]
Do Slogans Work for You?
Slogans are big business. You can buy all sorts of motivational and inspirational posters on-line. A quick trawl of the internet will net you: Cute slogans: Important slogans: Retro slogans: Innovative slogans: Slogans on stickers: Even slogans on door mats: You can buy more slogans than you can shake a stick at. A simple easy […]
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