One way to bring together a bunch of diverse people is to have a celebration together, and most office holiday parties do exactly that. They bring together a number of people who don’t usually interact with each other, put out a lavish spread and let the holiday spirit do the rest.
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In the way that the environment around us has the capacity to improve or affect our health, good work environments affect employees positively and toxic work environments can negatively impact an employee’s mental and physical health.
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Make Your Work a Craft
Do you have a “job” or a “calling?” Research shows that viewing your work as not just a means to an end, but a higher-vocation that you are drawn and dedicated to have a dramatic impact on your happiness and satisfaction. But the surprise is: it doesn’t matter what the job is – anyone can make a craft of their work to reconnect with the deeper meaning.
Frequent employee feedback is one of those things that contribute the most to the organizational productivity but not many employees actually get it.
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One way to bring together a bunch of diverse people is to have a celebration together; and most office holiday parties do exactly that. They bring together a number of people who don’t usually interact with each other, put out a lavish spread and let the holiday spirit do the rest.
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Holidays are the most delightful time of the year and all we can think of is celebrating them with family and friends.
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A common theme that we hear time and time again is that extroverts have absolutely no problem communicating with others because talking and interacting is what they are best at [raise your hand if you are an extrovert and have heard this so often that you’ve rolled your eyes out of your head!].
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More than 85% of all the Fortune 500 companies use the 360 degree feedback process as a cornerstone of their overall leadership development process – Forbes.
360 degree feedback is an essential tool for any organization. A feedback culture where employees enthusiastically participate by receiving and giving feedback to their managers, colleagues and their direct reports drives employee engagement and helps the organization stay productive.
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It’s March and almost everyone I know is talking about employee salary appraisals. All those talks about deadlines, goals, targets etc has got me curious and I’ve been trying to understand what is all the hurry and excitement about.
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Employee appreciation day is fast approaching! It is just two days away (March 3, Friday). Have you planned anything for your employees? If not, this article is just for you (well, almost).
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Here’s a scenario.
You are going to buy a new phone. You look up reviews, ask for opinions of others who have the same phone and compare the specs of the device to that of other devices. By doing all of these things, you get to weigh the good and bad against each other. As a bonus, it also helps you make an informed decision.
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We know that leaders play a crucial role in organizations. In an organization, there needs to be someone whom we can look up to and the leader fulfills that role. In addition to leading the organization, one of a leader’s default duties is promoting and improving engagement. Because when it comes to employee engagement, there’s not a lot employees can do unless they have engaged leaders who can show them the way.
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Holidays can conjure up a lot of fun times, but additionally, they also chockablock with a lot of events, where you need to be on your best behavior, like your office holiday party for instance.
It’s that time of the year again. Winter is here and festive holidays are around the corner. Gift-giving is a tradition in many organizations around the world, despite it not being a mandatory practice.
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Regular employee feedback is vital. It becomes easier for employees to improve themselves and to align their goals to the company values when they are given regular feedback.
Not everyone realizes how feedback affects employee performance. Sometimes, employers ignore employee feedback and prioritize other business tasks. Though it may seem like a small thing, it might affect organizational growth over a period of time.
But simply giving feedback does not fix the problem. It’s important that managers and leaders alike know what kind of feedback to give. Bad feedback can have even worse consequences than no feedback,
Here are 4 feedback mistakes you should avoid.
Millennials get a bad rap. While some criticisms are warranted, some are plainly unfair. As tempting as it is to think of millennials as exotic unicorns who are disrupting the workplace with their ideas and their way of working, not only is that kind of thinking wrong because it’s based on a broad generalization, it also affects a manager’s ability to manage people.
Many organizations (and maybe yours) give employees good perks such as free lunches, paid maternity leaves, unlimited vacation days, etc. Some organizations may go a step further and offer other perks such as stock options, housekeeping services, travel stipends, etc. These perks are great for employee motivation and employee retention. However, these material perks alone are not going to cut it, especially if they lack a personal touch.
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Regular employee recognition has many benefits. When employees are recognized, employee retention, engagement, and motivation are increased.
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One reason why people don’t give feedback often is because they think they suck it at. But here’s the thing. Giving feedback is not rocket science. You can give good feedback, by simply hacking the system.
No really. Just keep in mind these 6 rules when giving feedback the next time and you should be good to go.
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Employee feedback software can be a boon or a bane, depending on how you utilize it. Introducing a software application into your organization’s daily processes is not an easy thing to do, and very often, organizations fail to adopt software because they probably made one of the following blunders!
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Giving feedback is easy if you are one of those people who have no problem talking and can navigate their way around people with great ease. But for the rest of us, who are afraid of giving feedback, especially the negative kind, it is not so easy.
This article is part of a series of article on feedback. Our earlier article was based on how to deal with negative feedback in the workplace.
