Category Archives: Employee Motivation

Employee Satisfaction

Tweet“Whose job is it to keep you motivated?” When employees are asked this question, you might think the response would be “It’s my job to keep myself motivated.” But, in reality, the most frequent and correct answer is, “It’s my … Continue reading

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Managing and Motivating the Younger Generation

One of the most challenging issues facing managers today is obtaining peak performance from the Younger Generation. Many think it’s impossible to bridge the gap, yet others have been very successful in obtaining high performance from “Gen Y.” They have realized that it’s a myth that young people don’t want to work hard. Continue reading

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What Employees Want

With all the re-engineering, downsizing, reorganizing, take-overs, mergers acquisitions, outsourcing, and other sure-fire strategies businesses are using to survive during a tough economy, it’s time for us to realize that our human resources hold the key to sustainable, long-term growth. Employees can offer solutions to problems, methods to improve productivity, creative ideas to improve products and services, and even insight on what management needs to do to move forward. That assumes, of course, that you have a workforce of people who want to come to work every day, ready to serve you and your customers, and that you provide an environment that encourages high performance. Continue reading

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Why All Bosses Are Not Created Equal

This article is one of Christine’s most popular articles. It has been published in American
Chamber Executives Association, ISSA Prochem UK, Prochem Australia, Construction
Financial Management Association and numerous trade publications worldwide. Continue reading

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Collaboration Breeds Success

You’ve often heard me state, “Businesses don’t do business. People do!” With all the mergers, reorganization, branding, CRM, smart strategic initiatives, and all other “sure-fire” methods to beat your competition, it’s your company’s human capital who holds the key to sustainable, long-term growth. Continue reading

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Engaged? Who Me?

Employee engagement has all the earmarks of a marriage—a business one anyway. It exists when an employee feels that he or she has a job with an employer they support, believe in, and to which they can make a personal contribution. Continue reading

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The Good Boss

Those of you who are familiar with my work know I often speak of how I’ve come across a few companies who seem to tolerate “bad-bosses” – leaders who destroy morale and dampen productivity. Some have actually caused quality employees to leave. Continue reading

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Aligning Your Team

Forget tough! Today’s competition is fierce! Now, more than ever, your commitment to establishing a true “team” culture is vital to your company’s future success, because it is the key to obtaining a strong competitive advantage. Continue reading

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Great Sales Tips and Sales Motivation How to Overcome a Selling Slump

If you are experiencing a selling slump, it’s a tough situation indeed. A decline in sales is not only challenging to your cash flow and hurtful to your commission check, (not to mention your ego) but it can make both you and your company vulnerable to your competition. What to do? Continue reading

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EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION – BAD BOSSES ZERO TOLERANCE FOR BAD BOSSES

Why do some companies tolerate “bad-bosses?” How can they expect their employees to stay motivated and deliver their best performance if their leaders fail to display the values of honesty, integrity, respect, teamwork, professionalism, and accountability? Indeed, every leader should “walk-the-talk.” Yet, throughout the years I have worked as a consultant, I am still amazed by how often confidential conversations reveal that they are working for a bad boss. Continue reading

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