How to Motivate Employees [infographic]
The secret to employee motivation isn't what you think.
The secret to employee motivation isn't what you think.
Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, says we only need to ask employees and customers one simple question: Are you happy? In a webinar as part of the Rypple Leadership Series, he explained how he combined knowledge of developments in positive psychology with leading business research to come up with an easy-to-understand concept.
Dr. Paul Marciano — a leading authority on employee engagement and retention and the author of Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT — joined us to share some practical tips for building highly engaging work culture. Check out the video and slides below. Here are some of [...]
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
According to a recent study by Sibson Consulting and WorldatWork, 58% of HR executives gave their performance management systems a grade of “C” or below. A grade of “C” or below means “not effective.” And…only 3% of HR executives gave their performance management systems a grade of “A” (meaning “extremely effective at achieving desired results”). [...]
There's strong data to support the idea that "meaning is the new money" but how many companies really understand what this means? Would people be more motivated, do better work, and generate a higher ROI for their companies if their employers focused more energy on making people passionate about their work?