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10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team

QAspire

Motivate others : Motivate others to raise their game. Be the benchmark : People take more clues from your conduct, than from words. Be the benchmark when it comes to quality of outcomes. Don’t let that focus dilute with small talks and gossiping. It drains the energy! Be generous when praising. Say ‘Thanks’ often.

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

On the road to excellence, you are your own benchmark. Thanks for sharing this Tanmay and igniting the motivational currents in us on start of the week. It is full of the motivational art which one should follow on the way of success. You have to be your strongest critic. Never stop dreaming. When you don’t try, you ensure it.”,

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” link] mikemyatt Leave it to Michael McKinney to get right at the heart of the issue by addressing root-level motivation – "it benefits the labeler more than the label-ee." Thanks for sharing the amazing quote Ken.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

How have the firm’s growth, profits, and stock performance compared to a relevant benchmark (NASDAQ for a tech company, for example, or DAX Index for a German firm) during the transformation period? How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? Financial performance.

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INTERVIEW: Philip Morris International’s Charles Bendotti on Emerging Contemporary Workplace Culture

HR Digest

How do you keep the people at PMI motivated for change? That’s the kind of culture that drives employee engagement and motivation. I believe that our central purpose is the greatest motivator we have. My experience as a father also helps guide me in keeping our staff motivated and engaged. And it’s a key focus for us.

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A Telling Victory for Online Polling (and Tech Adoption)

Harvard Business Review

Like YouTube in 2006 and Facebook in 2008 , 2012 will go down as the year that online polling joined telephone polling as part of our electoral process. Benchmarking against reality. Smart organizations benchmark their tech choices against a different standard: reality. Differentiating among tech solutions.

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When to Reward Employees with More Responsibility and Money

Harvard Business Review

Providing more responsibility without a corresponding change in title or raise can sap motivation. Take a look at all of her duties and try to benchmark them against other jobs in the company or in the broader employment market. Remember, there are other ways to motivate. How much of a raise?