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by Louise Wood ‘Unconscious bias’ is the idea that we tend to favour others based on the fact they either look like us or share our values. It can be something that seems as harmless as preferring the interviewee who shares the same hobby as us, to the colleague who’s up for promotion having an...
Read moreby Audrey Taylor Introducing change, no matter how minor, takes a lot of courage, open-mindedness and willingness to adapt. However, above all, it takes a lot of willingness to learn and self-improve. Making a lateral move is never an easy thing, for instance, a person wanting to try their luck as a programmer or developer...
Read moreby Lucy Benton The business world is facing a bit of a crisis. This time, it’s not about money, stocks, or violations. The reason for this one may be more important because it is the holy grail of modern workplace: employee engagement. Recent studies suggested about the ongoing crisis in this area. For example, the...
Read moreby Ralph van Roosmalen As maybe most of you already know, the Management 3.0 team is completely distributed. In case you didn’t know let me tell you about our team. We cover four continents, five time zones, six languages, and eight people. The team, in different settings, has been working together since 2011. You can...
Read moreby Tofe Evans I get called crazy more times than my name. The thing is: I don’t think I’m crazy. To me, what’s crazy is wasting your time by not focusing on your dreams and by complaining about how sh*tty your life is. Consider all that wasted time that you spent investing in things that...
Read moreby Sandra Moncada Customer satisfaction is understandably a primary focus for any successful business. You may also be well-aware of how critical it is to retain top talent. After all, your quality employees play a direct role in customer satisfaction. It can take a considerable amount of time and energy to find the right individuals...
Read moreby Luke Doyle There’s no such thing as a perfect job, or one that is satisfying and rewarding all of the time, but that doesn’t mean that staying put when you are unhappy more than happy is the right thing to do. We live in a world where jobs for life are a thing of...
Read moreby Luke Doyle You’re stuck in a motivational rut. You barely slept last night and you have a deadline looming. The pressure is high but your energy levels are so low, all you can think about is crawling back into bed. You’re stuck in a motivational rut. Whether you’re struggling to stick to a New...
Read moreby Lori Wade All businesses reach a point in time where they have to undertake a project. The triggering factors could be a new initiative to achieve set goals, a change of business objectives, new customer needs, and technological changes, among others. When these projects are initiated, there arises a need for a project management...
Read moreby Devin Morrissey Most people want to be around that one person who laughs, smiles, and appreciates them. The same applies to a company, no matter how big or small. Employees want to feel recognized and work in a positive environment that likes to have fun. Your company culture may be fun and positive, but...
Read moreby Brenda Berg Your subconscious mind is a powerful force to be reckoned with. It makes up around 95% of your brain power and handles everything your body needs to function properly, from eating and breathing to digesting and making memories. It’s a very strange being when you think about. The subconscious mind isn’t creative,...
Read moreby Lori Wade The driving force of any company is its employees and acknowledging the efforts and hard work that they put in goes a long way in boosting their morale. Here are 8 tips to achieve this. When an employee is satisfied and happy at their place of work, it reflects on their overall...
Read moreby Drew Page The Link Between Productivity and Motivation When we reflect on our daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly goals we measure our level of productivity. Goal setting often signals of how productive we would like to be but do goals and output ever align perfectly? Perhaps it is the cognitive bias known as the...
Read moreby Leila Dorari Millennials are the main workforce nowadays, which means they have significantly changed the ways of business. Companies compete to attract as many millennials as possible, as they are some of the top workers in a company. However, millennials also have different conditions they want to be fulfilled if they are to work...
Read moreby Jock Purtle New roles are appearing in businesses across the globe that require different and hard to find talent as well as specialised and technically educated applicants. To make matters worse, a large number of these new roles didn’t even exist ten years ago, so experienced and mature applicants are difficult to find or...
Read moreby Leila Dorari Stewardship theory claims that family members provide upscale specific knowledge and strong commitment to a firm. A family-run business encloses many advantages in terms of flexibility, innovation, quick decision making, matched relationships, high employee engagement and loyalty. In addition, the family name and essence, the shared values and family dreams, as well as...
Read moreby Karli Jaenike Your happiness is dependent on motivations that are unique to you, but a common thread that science says we all share are the benefits of being organized. A study conducted at UCLA concluded that reduced stress, healthier diet, better fitness goal followthrough, increased productivity, and better sleep patterns are all benefits of an...
Read moreby Jen McKenzie Being a mom may be a full-time job, but it’s not the only full-time job a lot of us moms have. It’s not the 1950s anymore — it’s totally okay to have a family AND an awesome career you love, no matter what corporate America might tell you. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy...
Read moreby Riya Sander I’m not feeling very ‘worky’ today. Mid-day drowsiness is a common experience across the globe. Some people blame the afternoon-sleep phenomenon on circadian rhythms, which trigger sleep signals. After conducting extensive research, scientists revealed the factors that contribute to mid-day drowsiness. Since some cultures promote daytime naps or siestas, the body develops...
Read moreby Tanya Bourque Why is motivating employees important? There are many ways to measure the success of a company including sales growth, rate of territory expansion, and more. However, one essential measure of success is, in fact, very difficult to measure at all. The level of employee motivation and job satisfaction within any given organization...
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