The one-on-one meeting is one of the greatest assets that employees have, and very often they don’t know it. This type of meeting hasn’t always been as widely used as it is now, and if you don’t have regular one-on-ones, you should absolutely ask for them. A one-on-one is a recurring meeting, usually weekly, between… Read More Use Your One-on-Ones to Move Up
Regularly hearing that you’re doing a good job helps you to see why your work matters.… Read More The Power of Positive Feedback
The opposite of procrastination (putting off something you need to do for as long as possible) is precrastination: doing tasks as soon as possible, even when it’s not the right time to do them.… Read More Hey Over-Achievers! Precrastination Could Be Your Biggest Obstacle
A strategy requires a theory—you need to believe, without knowing for sure, that if you follow the strategy, you will get an outcome that you want… Read More Good Leaders Strategize, Rather Than Plan
The language focuses on the employee’s feelings and attitude rather than the quality of the leadership, which is usually the root cause of people feeling disengaged.… Read More Is ‘Employee Engagement’ a Joke?
So why don’t we? Because “data-driven” decisions are still biased. … Evidence in support of a four-day workweek is overwhelming.… Read More If Companies Were Data-Driven, We’d Have a 4-Day Workweek
It’s healthy to not love your job too much. So be careful of how much of yourself you put into your job. Because work will never love you back.… Read More Work Will Never Love You Back
Loyal workers are selectively and ironically targeted for exploitation.… Read More Loyalty at Work Makes You Exploitable, Study Finds
“F*cking around” means taking small breaks throughout the day, and importantly, making sure those breaks are enjoyable. The benefit of taking a lot of regular breaks is your mind and body have a chance to replenish.… Read More How F*cking Around Keeps You Productive
That report about not turning on your video camera during meetings intentionally left out some details. Keeping your camera off may protect you.… Read More Executives Afraid of Employees Not Turning on Their Cameras During Meetings Need to Answer Some Questions
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