How to Kill Employee Motivation
Managers are at a loss as to how to motivate the people they supervise. It seems that nothing they do makes any difference. What does a lack of motivation look like? Lethargy is a primary characteristic. These employees generally have no ambition and no goals. They appear to be more interested on the clock on their desks. Demotivated employees tend to run in packs, too. It’s rare to find one person who is like this, while everyone else is upbeat and excited about working for the company. This is important, and we’ll come back to it a bit later. Fatigue There are several other reasons why...
Read MoreSpring Cleaning
You may be one of those who at the end of the year reviews your goals, notes which ones you achieved and which ones you didn’t, and from them creates new resolutions. Maybe you’re even among the few who actually keep them. But if you’re like most people, then you slipped back into your old habits before February was out. Maybe you’ve repeated this cycle for so many years that you don’t even bother to look at your resolutions until after the next Christmas. Well, it’s time for you to take another approach. Why lose nine months? That’s the time between the end of March and the...
Read MoreCompetence through Coaching
Athletes do it, actors do it; even executives do it. What do they all have in common? They all hire coaches who can help them to improve their performance. No matter what you hear or read in the press or popular literature, no one is self-made. They all had help. They had a mentor, an experienced friend, or a coach that helped them find their way through the various challenges in their paths – to get from where they were to where they wanted to be. Time is the one thing that most people can’t get enough of, and so if someone who has done it before – whatever it is – can be found,...
Read MoreFrom Discouragement to Encouragement
Everyone experiences discouragement at one time or another. It’s part of life. Quite often, things just don’t turn out the way we would like them to, and no matter how hard we try, we can’t seem to get the results we want. The problem is that discouragement can be paralyzing; and so if you don’t have a plan for how to deal with it, then there’s a real danger that you won’t be able to when it comes. It’s been said that it’s lonely at the top and for that reason alone leaders may suffer from discouragement more than anyone else in the organization. So how can you as a leader...
Read MoreHow to Avoid Burnout
A sure sign of overtraining is that you stop looking forward to your workouts. You’re no longer interested in running, walking, swimming, cycling, or whatever your preferred sport is. Despite what could be years of enthusiastic participation, the thought of the next session feels more like a drudgery than a joy. And this can create turmoil inside, because while the spirit feels obligated, the body can’t be bothered. The same thing can happen at work. Just like the athlete whose endorphins cause him or her to do too much, so, too, can you and/or your team overdo it by taking on more than...
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