“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team.’ There is a me, though, if you jumble it up.” Dr. Greg House, from TV’s House Employers and entrepreneurs often think they must “do it all themselves,” as reflected in the following statements: “No one can do this as well as I can.” “It’s easier to just do it myself […]
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You’re in the break room with a colleague, when he looks over and asks, “Do you always butter your bread that way?” Ha, ha, you laugh. But inside, your story is going like this: Who does he think he is, Mr. Manners? What’s wrong with the way I butter my bread? Jerk. He’s always so
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Pay, praise and promotions may have some effect on motivation levels in the workplace. But these three Ps pale in comparison to more personal factors, such as the Top 5 of the cited research by Rewick and Lawler: job challenge, accomplishing something worthwhile, learning new things, developing skills and abilities, and autonomy. Take this Self-Quiz, answering True
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