The Good Side of Pressure

“One word is enough to a wise man.”  This saying oftentimes is an expression commonly uttered by superiors to induce subordinates when they want certain tasks done at once. However there are superiors who could not initiate pressure even when they wanted things accomplished.  At a certain circumstances however, it is advantageous to put pressure to employees.  Read the rest of this entry »

Qualities of a Competent Manager

With the many articles written about how managers and/or superiors should handle their operations, there are qualities which are generally mentioned as to what a competent manager should possess.  The following are the most common qualities of a superior or manager whether they are involve in the business of manufacturing, distribution, marketing and others. Read the rest of this entry »

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 Whole Process

Every wonderful thing in life is achieved through a process: sometimes a painstaking process.  Process is a systematic stage by stage, time consuming period of growth and development. Read the rest of this entry »

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.