As the up-and-coming generation of business leaders, millennials should be making concerted efforts early on in their careers to get the most out of their job experiences. Here are the top 10 resolutions millennials should make at work in 2014.
Motivating your team can be more art than science, but here are four techniques that will increase your chances of finding the right fuel:
Here are five signs you're getting in your own way to success and how to move over and let yourself be the best you can be:
Top 10 Signs You’re happy at Work. In the usual frustrations that come from working with other human beings, sometimes it’s easy to miss these signs that we really do love what do every day. These are all quite personal reasons, but organization leadership can do a great deal to foster a work environment and culture of recognition in which it’s easier for employees to love their jobs. You have friends at work. We simply want to work with and for people we like and respect. You enjoy helping your colleagues. You’re as invested in their success as in your own. You’re shocked that it’s already 4:00 in the afternoon. The days fly by because you’re engaged in and enjoy what you’re doing. You hate it when you’re sick because people are counting on you! You don’t want to let anyone down, though you know others are more than happy…
Do you keep a to-do list at work? And if you do is it a source of happiness at work or an endless source of frustration, overflowing with unsolved tasks – as it is for many people? I hate my to-do list because 1. I feel so overwhelmed when I see this long list of to-dos. 2. Items not crossed off on the to-do list are a reminder that I didn’t finish what I set out to do and that I could have done more with my day. If you feel the same way, here are 3 simple tips to help you use your to-do list in a way that creates happiness at work rather than frustration.
Simple exercise for team building. It uses questions from a Mensa quiz to illustrate the point that a team’s collective wisdom is always greater than any individual team member’s. To get started, see how many of these questions you can answer individually. According to Mensa, if you can figure out 23 of these, you qualify for “genius” status. (I’ve filled in the first one for you—check the bottom of this post for the complete answer key when you are done.)
Vince Lombardi is widely considered the best football coach of all time, and ultimately may be the greatest coach in the history of all sports. He is credited for his success because of his ability to inspire and motivate players, however that is only part of the story. Vince Lombardi was a truly great entrepreneurial leader. He was successful because of his ability to find players that had the passion and desire to win, which inevitably made his job easier. How can today’s entrepreneurs leverage the teachings of Vince Lombardi to identify talent that will drive the company to success?
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