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What is a “Position Agreement” and How To Use One To Set Expectations Between Managers And Employees
The vast majority of job descriptions under-serve employees and yield little inspiration or clarity. With at least 50% of the workforce in a perpetual state of confusion with regard to what is expected of them, you begin to wonder if we can do better. We can. It starts by ‘getting in sync’ as Ray D’Alio explains it. D’Alio is the …
Eliminating Gender Bias in the Workplace
The gender pay gap frequently gets dismissed as a result of women’s choices. People who don’t want to entertain the thought that inequality is rife blame the ‘choice’ of women to work less hours, choose tending to their family or not demonstrating leadership. The problem is these ‘reasons’ aren’t empty canned responses. In 29 US public medical schools, 90 of …
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace
Looking at the statistics related to workplace contentment makes for pretty grim reading. Employee engagement is down to about 30%. Studies have shown that, on a scale of 1 to 5, 60% of workers feel at a stress level of 3 and above on any given work day. Work life balance is not trending in a favorable direction either. A …
Does multitasking lower our IQ and kill productivity? Here is the solution.
You have a huge project due on a fast-approaching timeline. You are rushing in early and working later than you’d like but the job doesn’t get much closer to being finished. You just can’t get into a solid rhythm. Your phone keeps buzzing, meetings keep happening, and you are still accountable for other tasks. Sound familiar? Of course it does. …
Beginners Guide to Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is the biggest evolution in human resource and performance management strategy in the last 20 years. It deviates from the old carrot and stick extrinsic motivators and gets to the heart of what drives employees. Engagement centers around aligning employees’ career goals to that of the business and has been generating staggering economic benefits. A study by Gallup …
How can I motivate my team and employees? Try Frederick Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory
What makes people happy and motivated at work is what they do. What makes people unhappy is the situation in which they do it. Frederick Herzberg Motivation is a fickle source of fuel in today’s workforces and it is resulting in inconsistent productivity and output. Most companies see employees accomplish most of their tasks on a Monday but by the …
