Money-less Important…

According to research, money is less important to employees than the feeling of being appreciated and recognized by superiors.

When the basic needs of employees are already met, money can no longer buy something people want, that is, the feeling of being needed by other people.  An employee surely feels better when the praise comes from the boss for satisfactory performance. Read the rest of this entry »

The Significance of Work

From young adulthood to the age of retirement, work is the primary occupation of everyone’s life. Some people obtain personal fulfillment through hard work. Others measure the value of work by income or type, while sill others see it as no more than a time filler. Everyone’s work experience can be revolutionized through different perspective, that is, every work is filled with revered significance.
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Oil inches up on U.S. data despite Italy, Spain downgrade

NEW YORK (Xinhua) — Crude prices inched up on Friday as U. S. nonfarm payrolls data came in better than expected, despite ratings firm Fitch downgraded credit ratings of Italy and Spain.

Crude prices were lifted after the U.S. Labor Department said U. S. nonfarm payrolls for September rose by 103,000, better than the expected 60,000, and jobs added for August were also revised higher. However, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent, showing poor struggle at job markets.
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Corporate Mission and Vision: The Guide for Business Success

Wondering about Mission and Vision

Most organizations would simply be occupied with getting effective people, and would often brainstorm for business expansion and improvement, not realizing that in the start, the whole process had no direction at all.

Imagine joining an organization just for the sake of getting work without knowing what a company’s purpose for existence and long term goals are. Ironically, applicants could care less, and besides, revenue and earning a living is all that matters above everything else. A people filled with people may be overstaffed in most cases, each employee probably doing the same routine work that is similar to other employees in the same department.

Multi-tasking is simply known as doing a number of duties that should be assigned to different people. A task is something that will be present in the job descriptions of employees, and while people don’t really care much about it, it is easy to sense when one is already doing multi-tasking jobs. One aspect that stands out is doing a line of work that has totally nothing to do with his current field. Like for example, a marketing person who also does financial audit work is a clear example of multi-tasking.

Computerization and systems implementation to assist people in their daily responsibilities will only work if the proper information and adjustments of procedures have been done. A system is usually viewed as something that will do all the work, but without inputs coming from employees, it is a total waste of time in investment.

No businesses will success without the guide of local manpower. They are still needed to ensure that a machine can operate properly and efficiently and not to mention that system enhancements originate from the people who have been accustomed to their daily job responsibilities, something that most system input will need.

Money- Less Important…

According to research, money is less important to employees than the feeling of being appreciated and recognized by superiors.

When the basic needs of employees are already met, money can no longer buy something people want, that is, the feeling of being needed by other people.  An employee surely feels better when the praise comes from the boss for satisfactory performance.

The following are some tips for those who are in charge of managing people:

  • Show even a little appreciation.  It can make even the worst of jobs worth doing.  A sincere showing of appreciation from a superior can be a big help for an employee make even the tedious, messiest task seem worth the effort.
  • Superiors should never forget that aside from giving out the employee’s pay check, workers also need to feel being appreciated on a regular basis.
  • The employee who is praised once will put more effort to earn more praise in the future.  To show appreciation does not only satisfy a need, it creates a desire for more.
  • Do not wait for a farewell party to recognize an employee’s good performance.  The employees will be much satisfied and they will try harder to perform better if their efforts are appreciated while still on the job.

Always remember to show appreciation to subordinates next time they do some favorable performance.  They will surely feel happy and enthusiastic to do better thus, making the work place a second home for every employee.