by Jeri Quinn | May 3, 2011 | Employee Engagement & Staff Retention
This study involved 11,000 individuals from 6 industrialized parts of the globe. Each of the 11,000 participants was asked: “Assuming you have a choice, do you plan on remaining with your organization through the next 12 months?” – participants in the U.S. responded: ...
by Jeri Quinn | Apr 26, 2011 | Change to Goal Achievement & Implementation, Employee Engagement & Staff Retention, Leadership, Self-Leadership Mindset
Neuroscience research is revealing the social nature of the high-performance workplace. This reference comes from an article by D. Rock entitled “Managing with the Brain in Mind.” So what does this have to do with Motivation? According to the researchers of this study...
by Jeri Quinn | Mar 10, 2011 | Customer Service, Employee Engagement & Staff Retention, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Many of the Executive Coaching clients I’ve worked with seem to be unaware of the “Shadow” they cast as a Leader. It’s a shadow that reflects what a leader pays attention to, how they respond to crisis, deal with a disagreement, treat those around them, and behave in...
by Jeri Quinn | Mar 3, 2011 | Employee Engagement & Staff Retention, Executive Coaching, Leadership
As children and teenagers most of us have played on a sports team. Can you remember what it felt like to be part of a winning team or a losing team? Remember the elation you felt when your team won a big game and the despair of losing the big game or championship? It...
by Jeri Quinn | Nov 18, 2010 | Employee Engagement & Staff Retention, Leadership
In this interview Dan explains that the things that make a difference to employees’ motivation level are free. He gives examples. Beyond the basics of an OK salary, people are more motivated by: Autonomy – Have some say over the work they do Mastery – Get a sense of...
by Jeri Quinn | Nov 16, 2010 | Employee Engagement & Staff Retention, Leadership
Be engaged To contribute more than the minimum at work To show initiative To be creative, to excel If you think it’s all rewards and punishments, you better think again. Watch this video by Dan Pink, author of ‘DRiVE’, for the research-based straight scoop. Dan Pink...
