Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

According to Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace report, “engagement makes a difference to the bottom line,” which can have an impact on productivity, profitability, customer service, turnover, and absenteeism. Management Would be Easy if You Didn’t Have to Deal with People, part 2 of 3. Visibility.

Motivation 51

Motivation Incentives Chief Executive Officer Absenteeism 51

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As a leader and manager, it is quite likely at some point during your career that you will encounter employees with personal problems. New managers often carry a naive belief that the personal issues of employees are irrelevant to their performance on the job and something that can be ignored. But that would be in a perfect world.

Efficiency 50

Efficiency Short-term Long-term Stress 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Today, nearly 80% of people who work for organizations with 50 or more employees have access to a wellness program, according to a 2013 RAND study commissioned by the U.S. How could these initiatives be deemed “largely unrelated” to the company’s success? Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Health Care 8

Health Care Absenteeism Presenteeism Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

This last must be especially aggravating to managers of multinationals in Brazil who pay people to work only to have them arrive late, leave early, and ask for sick leave when they are not sick. Leaders have a large degree of autonomy and consequently develop the sense of ownership crucial to success. Rank is matched with empowerment.

Teamwork 9

Teamwork Absenteeism Class Motivation 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

What would it look like if managers were as polite and nurturing to one another and their subordinates as they are to customers? As Wharton professor Adam Grant put it in a recent New York Times editorial, “[w]hen friends work together they’re more trusting and committed to one another’s successes.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Attrition Absenteeism Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Managers who are used to vacation occurring in August or over Christmas may find themselves caught off-guard when their team members are suddenly absent in September. Less driven by individual accomplishment and success for its own sake, few are impressed by martyrs who put in long hours at the office. guarantees a total of zero.

Globalization 8

Globalization Team Management Absenteeism 8