Does Money Really Affect Motivation? A Review of the Research - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. How much should people earn?
Even if resources were unlimited, it would be difficult to stipulate your ideal salary. Intuitively, one would think that higher pay should produce better results, but scientific evidence indicates that the link between compensation, motivation and performance is much more complex. In fact, research suggests that even if we let people decide how much they should earn, they would probably not enjoy their job more. Even those who highlight the motivational effects of money accept that pay alone is not sufficient. The basic questions are: Does money make our jobs more enjoyable? The results indicate that the association between salary and job satisfaction is very weak.
In addition, a cross-cultural comparison revealed that the relationship of pay with both job and pay satisfaction is pretty much the same everywhere (for example, there are no significant differences between the U.S., India, Australia, Britain, and Taiwan). But one size does not fit all. If You're Confident About Competence, Admit Your Flaws - Steven Berglas. By Steven Berglas | 11:00 AM April 10, 2013 Within moments of seeing white smoke billow from the Sistine Chapel, media outlets were inundated with a slew of reports about the former Cardinal Bergoglio.
The Vatican PR machine noted that Pope Francis was an incredibly humble Cardinal who, as was befitting a Jesuit, had an abiding concern for the poor, rode the subway, and cooked his own meals. Oh… and that he was missing most of one lung. This certainly runs contrary to conventional wisdom about how best to conduct impression management; i.e. “Put your best foot forward.” Take Control of Your Personal Brand - Video. FriFotos / Likely the most beautiful #Car I know: the @RMHC_Latvija Care Mobile, bringing health care to underserved regions in Latvia #FriFotos. FriFotos / Oh, sweet memories. Loved cars in Cuba. "Driving a #car in Cuba transports one to another time" #frifotos by @kymri. Your Job Ads Are Driving Away Talent - Liz Ryan. By Liz Ryan | 8:00 AM February 11, 2013 I read job ads in my spare time.
People send me especially ridiculous ones just to make me laugh. The other day I read one that began promisingly enough with, “If you’re ready to work hard on a top-drawer team of hard-chargers, keep reading” and then went on to list twenty-two tedious, “Essential Job Qualifications” that could only serve to eliminate any actual top-drawer candidates who bothered to apply. After the hard-charger opening, that job ad fell right back into the usual territory (“are you good enough for us? “) without bothering to give the reader any good reason to consider the available job worth his or her time or interest.
The Power of Your Network is the "Ask" - Deborah Mills-Scofield. By Deborah Mills-Scofield | 12:00 PM January 8, 2013 One of the biggest assets in anyone’s life is a generous network.
It is a gift that grows simply by sharing it. Think of it as the Law of Accelerating Returns — the more you share your network, the more people share it in return and the more the rate of sharing accelerates. Proof That the Right Leader Matters - Claudio Fernández-Aráoz. By Claudio Fernández-Aráoz | 1:00 PM October 30, 2012 After more than two decades of practice as an executive search consultant, I know a great deal about the importance of putting the right people in the right jobs.
But the findings presented in the 2006 Harvard Business Review article “Are Leaders Portable?” Still managed to surprise me. Authors Boris Groysberg, Andrew McLean and Nitin Nohria looked at the impact that 20 former GE executives had had on the value of the companies they subsequently went on to lead and found that it ranged from an abnormal return of more than 60% per year to a yearly value destruction of 30% (adjusting for industry, size, and stock volatility). The message was clear: a strong pedigree and track record in one organization does not guarantee great performance in the next one if the executive doesn’t match up to the strategic, industry, relationship and company-specific challenges he or she will face. HBR’s 90th Anniversary: Why Management Matters. Monkeying around in the boardroom. 21 October 2012Last updated at 12:19 ET By Katie Prescott Business reporter, BBC News Do your boss and this primate have something in common?
Monkey business might mean mucking around, but some companies are finding inspiration in the chimp world. A Social Media Evangelist's Survival Guide - Alexandra Samuel. By Alexandra Samuel | 10:00 AM October 1, 2012.
The Most Important Job Interview Question - Anthony Tjan. By Anthony K.
Tjan | 7:00 AM September 28, 2012 At colleges and business schools across the country, the new academic year is just getting under way and with it a new recruiting season for talent. At my venture firm, Cue Ball, our day job is to be seekers of great talent with whom we can partner, invest, and grow exciting new ideas and businesses. We try to stay true to the principle of a founding figure of venture capital, George Doriot, who was fond of saying that it is always better to back an A-team with a B-plan than an A-plan with a B-team. People always trump ideas.