Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 10: Employee Motivation
"Tolstoy famously wrote, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
"Career analyst Dan Pink [photo, left] examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.
"For companies interested in building work cultures that support all personality types, there are a few simple steps you can take before deciding where that new couch should go or how many cubicles to disassemble and carry to the curb.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.
"Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses IBM's decision to rethink its remote work policy for some employees.
"Workers aren’t always to blame for distractions.
"When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among disgruntled employees, and even serious health problems.
"Content engineering or content marketing is essentially about designing the right kinds of content that might engage consumers.
"If you're in any leadership capacity, take note: These four uncommon behaviors are known to command great respect and unprecedented employee loyalty, and lead to clear, competitive advantage.
"We believe work should make you happy every second of every day.
"Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, philanthropist, author and CEO of Bizzultz May McCarthy [photo, left] explains how intuition will help you achieve financial freedom.
"Want to do something that will launch you into the new era of HR?
"Most importantly, leaders should be asking these questions before their best people mentally and emotionally check out.
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"What is the secret to the unparalleled success that keeps Amazon growing while so many traditional retailers are shutting their doors?
"Studies of leaders often focus on their style or charisma, but we wanted to look at how workers are affected by their boss’s technical competence.
"Few things are as costly and as disruptive as good people walking out the door.
"The other day I received a call from the office manager of a company looking for help with workplace drama and conflict.
"Coaching employees to improve performance can be tricky.
"It’s unfortunate that in an attempt to simplify the landscape, the different age groups have been reduced to caricatures with incomplete generalizations.
"As a business owner, you probably want your employees to be happy.
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"If you’re like me and spend most of your day in an office, you probably think it’s impossible to practice healthy habits on the reg.