Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
As the management theorist Frederick Herzberg once said, “If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do.” In addition, most employee development is on-the-job development that comes from new learning opportunities and the chance to gain new skills and experience.
The Empowered Buisness
OCTOBER 1, 2013
Old style’ skills and competencies job descriptions are poor predictors (or motivators) of future success. Hire for attitude and motivation; teach the skills. Of those, 89% left because of ‘attitude fit’ issues, while only 11% left because of lack of skills. Set clear expectations that your employees understand and agree to.
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The Center For Leadership Studies
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
All other things being equal, employees with valuable skill sets will be compelled to pursue positions that provide them with compensation that tangibly recognizes that value. Minimal Growth and Promotion Opportunities Ability is defined as an employee’s knowledge, experience, and skill relative to a particular task. Of course, it is!
Harvard Business Review
MAY 23, 2017
Both my husband and my second-in-command at the office would suggest, only half-jokingly, that I am miraculously unencumbered because I am so skilled at off-loading my stress onto them. In a classic article, Frederick Herzberg called these kinds of things “hygiene factors.” Do I really feel calmer than my colleagues?
LDRLB
APRIL 21, 2014
The knowledge becomes more and more important; the knowledge, the networks, the skills, the abilities, all of those things become more and more important. David: I totally agree, especially as we’ve shifted especially to that knowledge economy. That can be, I think, really demotivating.
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