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9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money

9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money
The ability to motivate employees is one of the greatest skills an entrepreneur can possess. Two years ago, I realized I didn’t have this skill. So I hired a CEO who did. Josh had 12 years in the corporate world, which included running a major department at Comcast. I was wrong. With his help and the help of the great team leaders he put in place, Josh not only rebuilt the culture, but also created a passionate, hard-working team that is as committed to growing and improving the company as I am. Here are nine things I learned from him: Be generous with praise.

Les questions has been en entretien de recrutement L’entretien de recrutement : toujours d’actualité L’entretien d’embauche, mené par le chargé de recrutement, le responsable RH et/ou le manager de terrain, constitue l’une des étapes incontournables pour l’engagement d’un nouveau collaborateur. Selon le style des recruteurs, l’entretien sera cadenassé dans un canevas préparé à l’avance (entretien structuré), fera l’objet d’une improvisation en mode free style (entretien non structuré), ou bien combinera les deux approches (entretien semi-structuré). Si certaines questions sont conçues ad hoc, d’autres revêtent davantage un format standard, indépendamment du poste ou de l’entreprise en question. Parmi les questions-type que l’on retrouve inlassablement en entretien d’embauche, certaines d’entre elles perdu de leur pertinence au fil des années: Top 5 questions has been en entretien de recrutement Quels sont vos 3 qualités et vos 3 défauts ? Quels sont vos hobbies ? Savez-vous … [faire preuve d’autorité / gérer le stress / ...] ? Méthode S.T.A.R.

10 Websites for the Wannabe Psychologist 1. yourlogicalfallacyis.com – Learn about common flaws in reasoning. 2. mindhacks.com – Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what’s going on inside your brain. 3. youarenotsosmart.com – A blog exploring self delusion. 4. alleydog.com – A psychology student’s best friend. Search defintions, jobs, degrees, and more. 5. thelastpsychiatrist.com – Psychiatry, philosophy, money, war, sex, narcissism. 6. faceresearch.org – Participate in short online psychology experiments looking at the traits people find attractive in faces and voices. 7. judg.me – Find out how others perceive you based on first impressions. 8. doubleblind.org – Psychology postgrad writing about things considered within the purview of interest. 9. psychwire.org – Collect resources and follow experts. 10. psychforums.com – A psychology and mental health forum. Check out favoriteandforget.com for more of my favorite websites.

How to Grow an Awesome Network - Fast Nice to meet you: Photo by GViciano How do you grow a broad and powerful network, fast? Time and time again we hear that one of the most important factors to success is having a broad network. People in that network can open doors that are normally shut and put you in the path of opportunity. These are both vital elements of success which Hal Gregerson calls The Medici Effect. This positive side effect of networking I only know to be true. But how do you grow this Network? In the past 12 months I’ve lived in 4 cities on completely different sides of the world (Syndey, London, Adelaide & Dublin if you’re interested), and I’ve learned how to ‘hit the ground running’ and grow a network of entrepreneurs and likeminded people really fast when arriving in a new city. In this post I’ll tell you exactly how I grow my network, so you too can grow a network fast and benefit from the Medici Effect – whether you’re new to a city or have been there all your life. 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to one. 5. 6. Final Note

Au bonheur des ingénieurs Voulez-vous être attendu, choyé, recruté, récompensé, et même un brin mythifié? Soyez ingénieur. C’est la corporation la plus anciennement protégée de la France moderne: l’Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées a été créée en 1747, le Génie en 1748… Et elle a le vent en poupe. L’économie est en manque d’ingénieurs, et en cette période de disette d’emplois, s’il est une qualification qui est passionnément recherchée par les entreprises et qui ne connaît pas la crise, c’est bien celle-ci. L’édition 2012 de l’enquête BMO (besoin de main d’œuvre, PDF) signale que le projet de recrutements d’ingénieurs s’accélère avec une demande accrue pour le domaine du numérique (informatique, télécoms, internet): une demande qui repart à la hausse après avoir fléchi en 2008-2009 en raison de la crise. Alors que le taux d’emploi des élèves du supérieur est de 85% trois ans après la fin de leur scolarité, il est de 88% pour les élèves diplômés des écoles d’ingénieur. source: Enquête 2010 auprès de la génération 2007

14 Cool Psychology Tricks You Need To Try | ReallyInterweb Try any one of these and wow your friends. Do they work? Try them out and let us know in the comments! 1: The paternal wisdom 2: The conversation conditioner 3: Rock paper scissors 4: The talk and pile 5: The broccoli trick 6: The dollar auction 7: The path finder 8: The stalker detector 9: So Agreeable 10 : The earthworm destroyer 11: Build attraction 12: Confrontation 13: The paternal wisdom 14: The information getter How To Be the Best At Anything You Want to Do Altucher Confidential Posted by James Altucher I’m writing this while sitting in a hotel room. To my left is the Pacific Ocean and all the magical San Francisco fog stuff people kept whispering to me about. About four feet directly behind me is a woman that is a complete stranger to me who is having an unbelievably long orgasm. (sunset on the Pacific) Now I hear nothing. So maybe now they are rating their performance or telling their life stories. I had my ear on the wall for five minutes just now. What do they look like? Maybe it’s someone famous. (I heard that Lindsay Lohan sometimes stays at this hotel. If someone had the glass to the wall when I was 18 and first attempting whatever it was they were doing in the other room all they would’ve heard was me saying, “I’m sorry. Sex is like driving. It’s also like sales or negotiating or poker or being “a good judge of people”. Most people have over-inflated views of their performance in a variety of areas. (Fischer was, at best, above average as a young kid)

Three Leadership Traits that Never Go Out of Style - Vineet Nayar by Vineet Nayar | 6:00 AM August 20, 2012 When I was a kid, the children in our neighborhood would play in a nearby park every evening. Our undisputed leader was a boy barely a year older than I was, I think. He introduced the new kids to everyone, taught them the rules of games we played, and made sure no one felt left out. None of the leadership lessons that I have learned, unlearned, or relearned ever since have left as indelible an impact as the ones I learnt as a child. Trust: Do your team members trust you? David Maister, Charles Green, and Robert Galford, who wrote The Trusted Advisor, outline four attributes on which to assess your trust quotient: Credibility, reliability, intimacy and self-orientation. Empathy: Did you notice that look of anxiety as your teammate walked into office this morning? Emotional intelligence is widely recognized as a leadership quality, but being transparent about your emotions isn’t.

5 Strange Examples of Paradox in Human Behavior by ALETHEIA LUNA | Loner Wolf Mankind is an irrational, contradictory and endlessly inconsistent species. Because of the complexity and unpredictability of our minds and the fact that most of our behavior is ruled by our subconscious depths, we act in very bizarre ways that often contradict what we feel deep down. As something of a sociologist (of my own making), I have always been intrigued by not only the absurd behavior of others, but the paradoxical behavior that I also show that extends beyond the barriers of logic. Perhaps one of the greatest realizations we can have in life is that everything is not as it seems on the surface, particularly people. Here are 5 interesting examples of paradox I’ve picked up on in human behavior. 1. To overcompensate for feelings of powerlessness, people (often men) replace this with self-enforced self-confidence, aggression and dominating displays of behavior. 2. 3. 4. 5. What examples of paradox in human behavior have you observed?

Richard Branson on How to Avoid Common Startup Mistakes Editor's Note: Entrepreneur Richard Branson regularly shares his business experience and advice with readers. What follows is the latest edited round of insightful responses. Ask him a question and your query might be the inspiration for a future column. Q: What are some of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make when starting out? A: Making mistakes is part of the process of building a company; quickly recovering from them is what's most important. But your way forward is not entirely uncharted: When you notice an opportunity that has never occurred to anyone else, there are certain steps to turning your vision into reality. Let's take a look at these steps, and also at ways to avoid some of the most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make. Step 1: Stay on Target A mistake often associated with the first step is signaled by an entrepreneur's inability to clearly and concisely convey his idea. Related: Richard Branson on Finding and Selecting Investors for Your Startup

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