We all enjoy being praised and rewarded, but criticism, no matter how well-intentioned, is difficult to take. It's only natural to get down on ourselves when someone tells us that we made a mistake or that our work needs improvement. But to succeed, you must learn how to receive and...
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="5zluSizkVqosg2TqtjXl2y5G0tDm6qyX"]The very idea of feedback makes most employees cringe, but it's especially injurious to high-performance workers. In a recent post for Inc., leadership expert Marshall Goldsmith recommends an approach that resounded with me: feedforward. Feedback is inherently focused on the past -- what you did,...
Bill Sims is the author of Green Beans & Ice Cream: The Remarkable Power of Positive Reinforcement, and has been offering companies advice about positive reinforcement for over 30 years. Sims gave Business Insider his perspective on motivating employees, positive reinforcement, and why performance reviews lack value. Companies spend trillions of...
Employee engagement is one of the most important aspects of work life. If employees are engaged, they will be motivated to perform well and their productivity levels will ultimately rise. Disengaged employees, however, will be dissatisfied with their positions and will have a lacklustre attitude towards the company's goals. The...
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 Woman] * Keeping...
Matthew Swyers wrote an excellent piece for Inc. today about why ultimatums don't work in employer-employee relationships, but all I could think about was how proactive management would eliminate the need for an ultimatum in the first place. Proactive management requires that leaders clearly express expectations -- of an employee's...
