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In case you haven’t noticed, just about everything has changed in the world of work in the last 25 years. In the OLD world, in the old system, people were expected to take orders. They were expected to park their brains, shut their mouths and work their forty hours a week. But somewhere along the way, some organizations got smart. …
Edward Reede, one of my many clients at the U.S. Army, told me “Several months after I was due my 25-year pin, the secretary finally asked me if I just wanted to take it from her, since she doubted the director would ever get around to presenting it.” I thought to myself, “How pathetic. It’s no wonder the #1 job …
Even though all progress is the result of change, very few people like change. It rocks the boat. It upsets the apple cart. And it feels uncomfortable. So most people spend most of their lives chasing after “security.” They’re chasing after emotional, relational, financial, or occupational security, but they never seem to get enough. Of course, they never will. General …
In a Wichita State University survey, employees rated a manager’s “thanks” as THE MOST motivational incentive of all. Unfortunately, 58% of the employees said they rarely received a personal thank you. From the employees’ points of view, their managers were takers. They took their employee’s efforts but didn’t give much recognition in return. Author Dr. J. Allan Peterson discovered that …
