The idea of job enrichment emerged in the 1950s as a response to dull, routinized jobs that increased employee dissatisfaction, leading to higher turnover at many companies. Enrichment strives to heighten autonomy and variety in positions by...
The popular saying, "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care," should form the basis of any good employee incentive program. According to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2009 Employee Job Satisfaction...
Employee appraisals can be uncomfortable for everyone involved. You may feel as though you have to be overly judgmental toward your employees at this time, or that they are being defensive or blaming their workplace issues on you. While this can...
Goal setting is a common tool used by leaders and individuals. In a professional environment especially, it is important that challenging goal setting is implemented to stretch the performance of an individual or team. Setting goals that are too...
Goals that are tied to rewards can provide the necessary motivation to build a productive workforce. According to Reference for Business, motivation can be either an internal or external force that drives behavior. The external motivation you...
Employee rewards programs benefit your company when properly implemented. Develop an award and recognition program that provides your workforce with the necessary training to successfully complete the goals of the program. Mary Dunlap, a Certified...
Employee performance reviews are important tools for management in all companies, particularly medium- and large-sized companies. These reviews can help assess an employee's productivity, motivation and teamwork skills. They are also often used to...
Employee morale can have a direct effect on your company's productivity, so boosting your employees' job satisfaction isn't just about making the office a more pleasant place to work. Some of the best ways to improve employee morale involve...
Success in any sort of endeavor is intrinsically linked with the ability to set goals and the motivation to achieve them. These concepts appear in most self-help books, but they are not new. For centuries employers, teachers, coaches, parents and...
Over time, the morale of any company's employees can drop, and this leads to lack of motivation to produce, according to HR World. Managers may not know what it takes to improve employee morale, claims Neal Burgis, Ph.D. in his article on the...
It's natural that many people struggle to achieve and maintain motivation for healthy eating. After all, most comprehensive diet plans take lots of effort to establish and follow, so it's easy to veer off track and go back to habits of eating...
Employees tend to perform better and exhibit positive attitudes when they feel good about their role within the organization. Employee morale can be difficult to quantify, but according to Entrepreneur writer David Javitch, if you notice an...
Discipline may take many forms, but the goal is universal -- to modify or control behavior to produce a desired result. Discipline may describe the corrective or instructive means employed by parents to modify their child's behavior. Or, it may...
Goal setting is used throughout the world as an instrument to motivate employees and raise productivity. The drawback of goal setting lies in the fact that improper use of the instrument leads to dysfunctional behavior with a negative impact on...
For some people, losing weight is a lifelong struggle. It's rare that quick-fix methods, such as fad diets or weight loss pills, will produce lasting and healthy effects, so it's wiser to turn to more permanent methods. It takes profound...
Maintaining a positive attitude is a significant part of following a healthy diet plan. Starting out with negative thoughts and expectations is likely to set you up for failure and predispose you to making unwise choices. In contrast, thinking...
According to the Human Solutions website, without differences, there would be no conflict. Tensions will form and rise as people have interests and ideas that clash. This is an inevitable issue with any relationship---whether in business, school...
The most efficient way to set goals, either personal, professional or health related, is to follow the SMART formula. SMART is an acronym for Specfic, Measurable, Attainable, Rewarding and Time-based. The SMART theory was pioneered by Dr. Edwin...
Financial and career issues will always be at the forefront of most people's worries, but job-related anxiety is increasingly prevalent. According to a poll conducted by the New York Times in 2009, job anxiety is taking a real toll on mental and...
According to The Small Business Wellness Initiative---a community collaborative project funded by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services---wellness programs improve employee health, morale and loyalty and contribute positively to the...
In today's competitive world, companies and organizations of all types are interested in building a sense of teamwork among their employees. The ability to identify and motivate individual employees to form a team that sticks together, works...
Your company can't run its best without competent employees. The happier your employees are, the better they'll perform. Unfortunately, according to statistics from Harris Interactive Inc., only 20 percent of employees feel very passionate about...
Employee evaluations help your staff determine whether they make a positive difference toward reaching the company's goals and show that the firm values and recognizes their contributions. Yet most managers fail to see the importance of ongoing...
Corporate fitness programs not only build camaraderie and morale, they can improve company bottom lines considerably. Improved worker health results in lower absenteeism, improved productivity, decreased health care costs and fewer lawsuits,...
With more than two-thirds of Americans overweight, it only makes sense that the impacts will be felt in the business world. The financial burden to both employers and employees has increased. A 2009 study led by Duke University obesity researcher...
Behavior modification is a form of operant conditioning that involves linking a specific consequence to a specific action. Processes of behavior modification can help motivate a person by helping him recognize the connection between a behavior and...
Employee rewards and recognition are tools an employer can use in efforts to improve productivity and retain employees. The recognition can be for a specific achievement or for an employee's more general aspects, such as work attitude. Rewards and...
Motivation is just as important as skills when it comes to making a success out of your company. Not only does each employee need to be motivated, company members must learn to work cohesively as a team. A number of motivational exercises have...
Most areas of conflict in work relationships can be traced back to poor communication between coworkers and employees. For example, you may give directions regarding a new project or you may institute a change in departmental policy only to...
