It's been proven that when
people feel their work is contributing to a goal, they are more motivated to do their job.
Not exact matches
Morale tends to sink when
people feel that their
work is not being recognized or appreciated.
Not so at RFRK, which has increased both its employee retention (in the high - turnover food - service industry, no less) and its rep as an employer of choice (the firm recently got 350 applications for an admin position) by making its
people feel something very powerful: that their
work matters.
«It's not that
people are motivated to vote but can't make it because of
work; it's that they don't think it matters or don't
feel sufficiently informed,» he says.
But fewer and fewer
people seem to
feel that way, and it's gradually eroding our happiness and the quality of our
work.
Whatever
feelings you have trouble dealing with — jealousy, shame, inferiority, entitlement — transferring them to
people you
work with and acting out in anger won't just make you and everyone around you miserable, it'll kill your career, too.
«Sharing your passion helps
people buy into your mission, whether it's helping employees understand the greater purpose, inviting customers to
feel like they are part of a movement, or explaining why you are always
working to your understanding family.
While we often
feel to swamped with
work, or too tired for leisure reading, research from the University of Liverpool's Centre for Research into Reading, Literature and Society found that reading made
people feel happier and more satisfied with with lives, overall.
«And we're all flying through space together, as a team, and it gives you this perspective —
people have described it as this «orbital perspective» — on humanity, and you get this
feeling that we just need to
work better — much, much better — to solve our common problems.»
Because of your extra effort, the
people with whom you
work will
feel appreciated and will be more apt to recommend you and do business with you in the future.
For example, a nervous smile while rejecting an offer during a negotiation won't help you get what you want; it will just make the other
person feel uneasy about
working with you because they'll assume that you're up to something.
Who else —
person or company — do you
feel is doing innovative
work, and in what way?
I was
working lots of hours during tax season and
felt that I could make a bigger impact in
people's lives if I quit and started my own business.
If you're a really close - knit company where
people love
working for you, and then you sell it to a company that doesn't have the same culture, I
feel that you're letting
people down.
It is much easier to go to
work with
people that you have respect for and
feel confident to speak with.
Schab says that in addition to the very real fear of losing some of the brand equity they've
worked so hard to build, entrepreneurs faced with a corporate name change often
feel a threat to their very
person.
I started yelling at the contestant, because I
felt this
person didn't need us and was taking away an opportunity from some struggling mother who mortgaged everything after
working on her company for eight years.
In fact, nearly 70 percent of
people report
feeling like imposters at
work sometimes, and that includes luminaries like Sheryl Sandberg and Tina Fey.
People might
feel like they're
working harder and longer, but they're not focused on the key tasks that will move the needle in their business.
Many
working people feel like they're just passing time — rather than living life to its fullest.
Charles Duhigg, one of the reporters who
worked on the newspaper's iEconomy series in January, was asked if
people should
feel bad for buying iPads, iPhones and other gadgets, given that they're made under tough
working conditions.
Myers and Briggs
felt that this would make
people happier and more productive in their
work.
«You might add a discussion about the leadership team so that
people feel as though they know who they're ultimately
working for.»
«So, on the one hand, we know from research that
people are much better at
work when they
feel empowered, which consists of having meaning on the job, a sense of autonomy, a sense of confidence, and also an impact on what you do and the
people you're trying to help.
When
people enjoy a customized
work experience from day one, they
feel valued and will be motivated to help your company succeed.
And when
people feel safe within your organization, they produce their best
work.
The impact of a leak goes beyond the
people who
work on a particular project — it's
felt throughout the company.
But, looking back over my own experience, I
feel sure that you can teach
people how to
work more empathetically — that is, to consider more thoroughly the needs of other
people and other disciplines.
When you're
working remotely, you don't have face - to - face contact so you might not
feel as connected to other
people.
«I
felt so isolated and wasn't meeting
people in meaningful ways through the typical networking events and by
working at coffee shops.»
«We
felt very strongly, that as a company, especially as an employer with 50,000
people with a large percentage of them Hispanic - Americans and African - Americans who were in pain, that it was definitely a
work issue,» she said.
How do
people typically
feel when they start
working for you?
«
People don't
feel this way about companies, and they definitely don't
feel this way about their
work tools,» says Ali Rayl, Slack's head of customer support.
The modern
work culture tends to promote the idea that sleeping is time wasted and that as long as
people feel OK, they're probably getting enough rest.
More than half — 54 percent — of
working Americans think further education would help them
feel better about themselves, but only 40 percent of self - employed
people agree.
The most effective strategy in assembling and managing a group of
people to
work together is to make each
person feel like an essential part.
Employee engagement is based on an employee
feeling that she matters, that she contributes, and that the
people she
works for and with value her as a
person and an employee.
You're likely to be more engaged at
work and
feel a deeper connection to your community and your
people.
And while 45 percent of
working adults say they're still searching for the right career, only 35 percent of self - employed
people feel that way.
People want to
feel happy and hopeful, so if you're optimistic, they will tend to want to
work with you, do business with you, and get to know more about you.
Add to that the
feelings of frustration and resentment that
people working in teams often
feel about carrying more weight than their partners, and a team presentation is often a recipe for disaster.
A majority of respondents
felt the educational system could invest more in preparing young
people with disabilities for the
working world.
Surely there are other
people who might have
felt differently about what it's like to
work at Yelp — perhaps some longtime employees or alumni who had great experiences
working at the company.
«I don't agree with what he has to say... He's not a
person I
feel comfortable
working for.
Often, no matter how hard you
work to avoid it, some
people feel short - changed in a situation, while others
feel they won.
These results echo a recent Gallup study showing that employees who
work from home three to four days a week are far more likely (41 percent versus 30 percent) to «
feel engaged» and far less likely (48 percent versus 55 percent) to
feel «not engaged» than
people who report to the office each day.
And your customers and the
people who
work with you are more likely to
feel your company is a place that values them when you demonstrate you value the thoughts, experiences, and contributions of
people who look like them.
Average
person says 8 a.m. I'll say, «Okay, rather than 8 a.m., go in to
work or whatever you are doing and wait until 10 a.m. and see how you
feel.»
Name: John Zimmer Company: Lyft
Work - life balance philosophy: It's a combination of finding work that you are passionate about so you feel good about committing the time, as well as making the physical and mental time and space to be the with the people most important in your l
Work - life balance philosophy: It's a combination of finding
work that you are passionate about so you feel good about committing the time, as well as making the physical and mental time and space to be the with the people most important in your l
work that you are passionate about so you
feel good about committing the time, as well as making the physical and mental time and space to be the with the
people most important in your life.
Additionally, Harvard Professor Rosabeth Kanter has found through her research that
people want to
work for companies where they
feel that they're making a meaningful difference in the world.