Posts Tagged With: motivation
It’s the kudos and creature comforts that keep us coming back to work
The chairs were killing us. Okay, not really killing us, but they were un-comfortable with a capital U, and sitting in them for any length of time was beginning to wear on our Generation X bodies, even those of us in pretty good shape. So it was time to do something about that. We’re a &hellip Continue reading
Getting the most bang for your compensation buck
And since we’re on the subject of talent retention [link to Don’t just pay lip service to talent retention post], let’s take a deeper peek into our pocket books and what motivates us to stay put and work hard(er). Compensation, baby. Maybe Daniel Pink is right when he talks about the diminishing returns of rewarding &hellip Continue reading
The Tom Sawyer Effect and the why of do
“No, his mind is not for rent to any god or government. Always hopeful yet discontent, he knows changes aren’t permanent — but change is.”–Neil Peart and Pye Dubois, “Tom Sawyer” The turnover rate spun out of control at times. Hiring, training and keeping part-time students to make high-pressure fundraising calls for the university’s academic &hellip Continue reading
