Consultants' Consultant
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Consultants Consultant: Pizza and compliments are more motivating than cash. See this cool research from Dan Ariely. Giving cash bonuses costs the company more and in this research actually resulted in a drop in productivity. So stop promising your staff bonuses. Like them and feed them! Fits in nicely with Dan Pink’s Drive, and this summary of research on motivation.
Seth Godin Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2017
If you have a safe place to sleep, reasonable health and food in the fridge, you're probably living with surplus. You have enough breathing room to devote an hour to watching TV, or having an argument you don't need to have, or simply messing around online. You have time and leverage and technology and trust. For many people, this surplus is bigger than any human on Earth could have imagined just a hundred years ago.
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Martinka Consulting
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Everywhere you look there are distractions. Just think about it: All the advertising with which we’re constantly bombarded. And if TV, radio, and print weren’t enough, there’s also the Internet and social media. In sports, the opponent wants you to think they’re going right when they really want to go left, that they’ll throw a fastball when they’re throwing a curve, etc.
LSA Global
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Actions to Take After Your Employee Engagement Survey. Good for you…you surveyed your workforce to check on their level of employee engagement. But you need to realize that asking the questions posed in the engagement survey is only the first step toward improving levels of employee advocacy, discretionary effort and retention. What Happens if You Do Not Follow Through on Your Survey Results?
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Harvard Business
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Sylverarts/iStock. Artificial intelligence is no longer just a niche subfield of computer science. Tech giants have been using AI for years: Machine learning algorithms power Amazon product recommendations, Google Maps, and the content that Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter display in social media feeds. But William Gibson’s adage applies well to AI adoption: The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Damien Gavios/EyeEm/Getty Images. “How do I find my purpose?” Ever since Daniel Gulati, Oliver Segovia, and I published Passion & Purpose six years ago, I’ve received hundreds of questions — from younger and older people alike — about purpose. We’re all looking for purpose. Most of us feel that we’ve never found it, we’ve lost it, or in some way we’re falling short.
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