Tag: Motivation

7 Top Motivation Killers That Business Women Can Avoid

7 Top Motivation Killers That Business Women Can Avoid

Women leaders in business must find ways to stay motivated to reach goals with or without outside support. You might have to work alone in the in this effort as your pursue professional opportunities. You can become more aware of ways you might be losing your motivation by understanding these 7 top motivation killers that a […]

Application – Motivation and Meaning in the Work Environment

Application – Motivation and Meaning in the Work Environment

According to Seligman (2002), motivation is related to character or human signature strength. Humans will never be omnipotent, but they can do their small best to contribute to omnipotence, and, consequently, find meaning in life. Meaning has to be bigger than the individual. A happy and meaningful/purposeful life is using one’s own strengths to forward […]

Motivation Must Be Personal To Be Effective

Motivation Must Be Personal To Be Effective

All employees are unique in what motivates them to perform to their capacity and excel in their profession. Most will do what is expected of them, but the motivated employee will go to great lengths to exceed expectations. The key is for managers to discover what truly drives their people. Once their motivation is understood, […]

Ways to Improve Employee Motivation

Ways to Improve Employee Motivation

Employee Motivation Improves Productivity The most proven method for improving productivity continues to be employee motivation. The equation amounts to this: When it comes to your staff, what’s on their mind? Throughout the day, they will either choose to strive for excellence, or settle for mediocrity. The resulting thoughts will have either a productive or […]

Motivation: Good Luck or Bad Luck, Too Soon to Tell

Motivation: Good Luck or Bad Luck, Too Soon to Tell

As the story goes, there was once a farmer and his only son in the days just before the Civil War. Having only one horse, the farmer and son worked long hard days, sun up to sun down, just to get by, with nothing left to spare. One day as the father and son plowed […]

Employee Motivation, Take the Horse to the Water and Make it Drink

Employee Motivation, Take the Horse to the Water and Make it Drink

Finding ways to motivate employees to do their best and beyond is rewarding for both the employee and the business. A successful manager turns reasonable requests asked of their employees into incentives for a job well done. Motivated employees are your greatest line in defense in attaining quality job performance and meeting future goals. Motivation […]

Awaken The Sloth – Tips to Build Momentum and Motivation

Awaken The Sloth – Tips to Build Momentum and Motivation

I‘ll admit it. Sometimes I feel as slow as a sloth. Sometimes I move as slow as a sloth. It’s been hot this summer, humid, and sticky too. Add to that the drag of Covid, and the seemingly endless barrage of distressing news. All of this was a seductive invitation for me to step back, […]