Re:Employee motivation ideas for managers and leaders
by notatechie on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:23PM
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So motivation and productivity are interlinked I feel. If the economy is booming, and you have done a good job, it will be regarded. I had a manager who always said, don't ask for promotion, let your work promote you. I think he was right.
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Re:Employee motivation ideas for managers and leaders
by borroka on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:24PM
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When I was working in academia, I had an advisor who used to tell me: "just do good work and you will find a TT position". Never found one, despite the objectively good work I published. Not even an interview. Tremendously bad advice that came from a place of laziness.
As a manager, I like it when my reports ask for reasonable promotions or greater work responsibilities: it shows confidence, self-reflection, pro-activeness. All traits I value quite a bit.
Re:Employee motivation ideas for managers and leaders
by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:37PM
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I agree. I had my share of rather bad advisors. I hate to admit it, but my mom had better advice about it since it directly related to human nature. Better work won't do the trick if the right person does not know about it.