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The Elements of Great Managing
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Gallup Co. assembled a selected group of its social scientists to examine the 1 million employee interviews in its database in order to find which survey questions were most powerful in explaining worker's productive motivations on the job. Ultimately, 12 elements of work life emerged as the core of the unwritten social contract between employee and employer.
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Many companies' performance data matched to ninth element scores showing that people who feel part of a solidly committed team are routinely safer, better with customers, less likely to quit, and more productive.
"A school teacher who views the work as a job and is simply interested in making a good income does not have a calling, while a garbage collector who sees the work as making the world a cleaner, healthier place could have a calling."
Many highly accomplished people can recall a time early in their careers when such a shot in the arm made all the difference.
Many highly accomplished people can recall a time early in their careers when such a shot in the arm made all the difference.
Social capital makes an organization or any cooperative group more than a collection of individuals intending on achieving their own private purposes. It bridges the space between people.
Great managers achieve sustained profitability because they make a connection to something beyond profit.
Great managers have an instinctive awareness that what they are doing is contributing more than profit.
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Wellbeing isn’t just about being happy, wealthy or successful. And it’s not limited to physical health and wellness. Wellbeing is all the things that are important to how we think about and experience our lives. It is about a combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of
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