Are you taking the right steps to motivate employee productivity, or are you unwittingly making mistakes that are counterproductive to efficiency? Today's must-reads might surprise you. * How can poor lighting influence productivity? This article introduces the Hawthorne effect and how it could be hurting employee output. [A Successful...
What factors drive employee motivation in the workplace? This week's must-reads share beneficial resources to increase productivity by creating a motivated workplace. * If you've ever been curious about what neurologically motivates people, then you'll enjoy this fascinating, in-depth PBS special complete with transcript. [PBS]...
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. * 5 Ways Managers Can Help Employees Stand More at Work [PayScale] * Millennial Women Fight Back Against Unemployment Rates by Starting Businesses [PayScale] * Google '...
Work means different things to everyone, and understanding whether you have a job, a career or a calling represents the first step in assessing your productivity needs. In a piece for Harvard Business Review, Bill Barnett discusses Amy Wrzesniewski's research on employees' various attitudes toward work. Here...
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. * How All-Nighters Wreck Your Body [infographic] [PayScale] * Path.to Personalizes Job Search Results According to Compatibility [PayScale] * UK Study Shows Middle Managers' Personal...
This morning, I encountered a new term coined by Jack Groppel and Ben Wiegand -- corporate athletes -- that perfectly expresses the many comparisons I've made here between high-performance workers and elite athletes. Like elite athletes, corporate athletes push themselves to the mental and physical limits day after...
