By Aishwarya Sinha Ray Employee motivation can be considered as the level of energy, commitment, persistence, and creativity that employees bring to their jobs. Whether the economy is rising or shrinking, finding ways to motivate employees has always been a management concern. Competing theories stress more on either incentives or employee involvement (empowerment). A smoothly running and motivated workforce also frees the owner from day-to-day chores for thinking of long-term development. Furthermore, a tangible and emotional reward can mean retention of the desirable employees. People thrive better in creative work environments and want to make a difference. Ideally, the work’s result itself will give them a feeling of accomplishment and inspiration—but well-structured reward and recognition programs can enhance this consequence. In general, better employee motivation leads to better engagement and hence better productivity. This is why employee motivation is one of the biggest management concerns.
Read MoreBy Asheesh Birla, SVP of Product and Corporate Development at Ripple 11 Sep 2020 Today, it seems that every major technology company doubles as a bank. In the past few years, we’ve seen the launch of Apple Card, Facebook’s Libra, Uber Money, Square Cash and Google Pay—all services that promise the most convenient and fastest payment service on the market.
Read MoreBy Anne Corder Carry on working from home if you can – that’s the Government’s advice to the estimated 44 per cent of the UK’s workforce who are currently doing so. and will probably continue into the coming months as we enter summer. While many companies, including thousands which are primarily office based, do not have a date for an official return to the workplace, it is never too early to start thinking about life after lockdown. We’re encouraging Peterborough businesses to start thinking about how life could look once staff start returning to the office.
Read MoreBy Emma Plummer Friday 27 March 2020 Following government advice during these uncertain times, thousands of people are now adopting to remote working as part of their new routine. If you are one of the 1.5 million that had already worked remotely, you may still find that you are experiencing a slightly different version of the routine you are used to. Getting through the working day when you may also be feeling isolated, as well as having children at home to look after and home school, can lead to anxiety about the level of productivity you can achieve.
Read MoreBy Bill Gates We want more people to be able to travel without contributing to climate change. Earlier this month, I wrote about how COVID-19 is a cautionary tale for climate change. There’s no doubt that we have experienced terrible suffering and economic hardship over the last several months. But as hard as it is to imagine right now when we’re still in the middle of the pandemic, climate change has the potential to be even more devastating.
Read MoreBy Bill Gates But there are lessons from the current crisis that should guide our response to the next one. A global crisis has shocked the world. It is causing a tragic number of deaths, making people afraid to leave home, and leading to economic hardship not seen in many generations. Its effects are rippling across the world.
Read MoreBy Melinda Gates, July 15, 2020 It began as a mysterious disease, a novel coronavirus soon designated SARS-CoV-2. As countries shut down their economies to slow its spread, it became a global recession as well. Then, in April, the United Nations warned of another dimension to the emergency—a “shadow pandemic” of violence against women raging behind closed doors.
Read MoreAs the notions of “holistic” and “wholeness” became popular in recent decades, they also turned into a paradox. People who focused on holistic health, diet, and wellness found themselves to be cut off from people who didn’t care about such things (which is the majority). Trying to be holistic wound up making you separate, which is the opposite of being whole. The meditation/wholefoods/yoga people are a splinter group from the McDonald’s/Monday Night Football/TGIF people.
Read MoreProbably one of the most frequent questions graduate/post graduate students ask these days is: ‘Will I be able to handle my study, job and even the part time business at the same time?’ The answer is Yes.
Read MoreIf you’re wondering what your staff want from their jobs, or indeed from you, it might be obvious to conclude that more money is always the solution. Nobody is going to turn down a pay raise. But does it really solve all problems? Does it make your employees happy? Will it be enough to make them stay with your company, all other things being equal?
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