When I was at ESPN.com, everyone on my team took turns carrying a pager for a week every two months. The pager would beep if there was a “website emergency” (a phrase my pharmaceutical sales rep girlfriend and her doctor clients chuckled at) such as a broken data feed, or if an editor had […]
Entries Tagged as 'motivation'
The Best Way To Motivate Your People
May 13th, 2007 by Kareem · 7 Comments
Tags: motivation · alfie kohn · compensation · gratitude · appreciation · money · thanks
Two Ways To Make Your Company A Happier (and Better) Place to Work
January 5th, 2007 by Kareem · 3 Comments
I cross-posted this over at the great Slacker Manager as part of its Free-for-all-Friday. Only made a few edits here
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Growing up, I was crazy about two things: sports and technology. So when I found a job posting to go work at ESPN.com, I stayed up for several weeks perfecting a website demonstrating […]
Tags: motivation · alfie kohn · passion
Do you trust your employees?
August 17th, 2006 by Eric · 2 Comments
Do you trust your employees?
If you’re an employee do you feel trusted?
Are you allowed to set your own schedule? Or are you required to arrive and free to go at specific times set by your employer?
Are you free to complete your work the way you think is best as long as you deliver results? Or […]
Tags: motivation