This infographic from Towergate Insurance offers insights about what motivates employees and the effective strategies used by companies such as Daimler and Atlassian. Insights include that 88% of workers want a collaborative culture and work-life integration, 79% want an accessible boss who also acts as a mentor and Generation Z employees say they are motivated by autonomy.
Leaders need to build organizations that focus on learning, skills development and career growth to meet the needs of modern workers, talent manager Josh Bersin writes in his blog. Through a concept called "Growth in the Flow of Work," Bersin says employers can help workers continually improve and escalate their growth potential.
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Retailers are taking steps to address the safety and mental health of their employees and shoppers in reaction to mass shooting events in the US, not only by collaborating with police but also by offering grief counseling and strengthening a culture of support and open discussion. "In cases where the community has been directly touched by overt violence, food retailers have been instrumental in mobilizing the religious community, professional therapists and other help agencies," said David Fikes, executive director of FMI -- The Food Industry Association Foundation.
"Stressful workplace conditions can be debilitating," writes Julie Winkle Giulioni, who suggests four ways to alleviate employee worries, including celebrating successes, clearly communicating the state of the business and focusing on employee development. "Remind people of the ebb and flow that's natural in business, sharing stories and examples from the past that demonstrate how this, too, will pass," Giulioni writes.
Tito Salas, principal of a Texas elementary school, is featured rapping in the school's new back-to-school music video posted to the school's YouTube channel. The song is a take on a popular TikTok song and has been viewed at least 1,500 times.
Yesterday was my birthday -- 52! -- and I had dinner with my cousins, Kekoa and Steven, their families, my aunty Sue and uncle Bill, my best friend, Jen, and my son, Kiaha, and his family. Since it was a work and school night, most folks started leaving around 8, but Kekoa and his family lingered. We sat around my dining table, nibbling on cake and leftover pizza and chatting.
Conversation turned to a young man named Dorian,* my nephew Vince’s best friend. Dorian is struggling to make some decisions about college -- stay home and go to a local junior college or accept an offer to play football at a Division 1 school out of state. He turned to Vince for counsel.
At first, Vince listened with patience and compassion. He knew his friend was under tremendous stress. But as the conversation wore on and Dorian continued to waffle, Vince knew he had to be honest with his friend.
“Dude, you have to pick your hard,” Vince said. He understood that both options came with steep challenges. Going away meant not having any friends or family nearby, but staying meant possibly cutting off future scholarship offers and -- worse -- running into issues with his family. Either way would be tough, but that was the price of hitting the goal, Vince said.
Vince’s words sank deep into me, convicting me. I made the decision that, as I embark on my new year, I will be more intentional about moving on goals. Instead of dragging my feet and looking for shortcuts, I will grab hold of my focus and embrace the road ahead. All of it, potholes and all.
And when I hit those goals, I will enjoy the gratification that comes from “picking my hard.”
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