How Leaders Kill Meaning at Work
Senior executives routinely undermine creativity, productivity, and commitment by damaging the inner work lives of their employees in four avoidable ways.
Content: Article | Authors: Steven J. Kramer, Teresa M. Amabile | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
What Really Motivates Workers
This essay appears in “The HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for 2010,” which is compiled by this journal in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The ten problems and the innovative solutions are discussed in each essay. This particular essay describes research demonstrating the importance of daily work progress, even incremental progress, for motivating workers. Additional research showed that managers underestimate the importance of facilitating progress … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Steven J. Kramer, Teresa M. Amabile | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior