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  1. D on’t Think About it as Hard Work   2. Create Small, Bite-Sized Goals   3. Read Daily   4. Stop Caring About the Things That Don’t Matter   5. Set a Quit Time   6. Just Do It   7. Celebrate Wins     SOURCE: themuse.com

1. Engagement . When you are engaged in your work, you are present, focused, and productive. However, according to a   2015 Gallup poll, 51 percent of workers reported not being engaged at work, many of which were millennials.  One reason you may not be engaging in your work is because you may not feel you are utilizing your skills and abilities to your fullest potential. Undoubtedly, people are naturally more engaged in work that puts their talents to good use. But   experts   have taken notice of a misconception: to truly enjoy work and become fully engaged, you have to make a drastic career change, giving everything up for a bigger purpose. 2. Respect, praise, and appreciation .   Regardless of the job, you want to feel respected in the workplace as well as appreciated for the work you do. Employees are   more satisfied   in their positions when they feel respected and are praised for a job well done, even if it’s a simple thank you from a compa...

  1. Keep yourself calm under stressful situations It is okay to let your frustrations out every once in a while, but you wouldn’t want that to happen inside the office. When you are working with a bunch of people, you need to maintain a cordial relationship with everyone.If you   deal with stressful work   regularly, it may not be easy to keep your cool all the time. However, you can try meditation which not only keeps you calm but also improves your focus. 2. Seek advice from people with experience You may face challenges that you have never faced before. How can you solve something that you haven’t encountered before? You either have to improvise or seek advice from a person who has faced such problems in the past.As mentioned earlier, it is crucial to maintain a cordial relationship with everyone, especially with the ones who are knowledgeable and experienced. 3. Work on your strategies Challenges are parts and parcels of our life, and to overcome tho...

  1. Stay organized.   2. Make it comfy. 3. Give everyone a say. 4. Consider openness. 5. Make the workplace a community. 6. Focus on utility.   7. Make the office optional. 8. Make education a priority.   9. Consider mixing uses in a great space.   10. Add some perks. SOURCE: inc.com

  1. Telecommuting Telecommuting refers to a job that’s performed remotely only part of the time. It can be a full-time position, however since telecommuting usually means employees come into the office semi-regularly, the workers in this arrangement usually live locally. According to Gallup, the telecommuting schedule that offers the most productivity is when an employee comes into the office two or three days per week (in a five-day work week). Telecommuting can be implemented with nearly any position that doesn’t require the worker to be in-office all the time, but managers still prefer a person who lives locally and can quickly get to the office if necessary. 2. Remote Working Remote work is entirely performed away from the office. It can be a permanent position or temporary (such as with an employee traveling on business). Since the employee doesn’t have to come into the office at all, they can live and work anywhere around the world. It’s a might be a good o...

Executive leaders communicate the clear expectation that teamwork and collaboration are expected.  No one completely owns a work area or process all by himself. People who own work processes and positions are open and receptive to ideas and input from others on the team. They cross-train other employees, so service to customers is reliable and consistent. Executives model teamwork in their interaction with each other and the rest of the organization.  They maintain teamwork even when things are going wrong, and the temptation is to slip back into former team unfriendly behavior. The organization members talk about and identify the value of a teamwork culture.  If values are formally written and shared, teamwork is one of the key five or six values. Teamwork is rewarded and recognized.  The lone ranger, even if she is an excellent producer, is valued less than the person who achieves results with others in teamwork. Compensation, bonuses, and rewards d...

1. Clearly identify the task at hand. If your task is nebulous, you will have a tough time knowing what skills you need to find. You’re likely tempted to jump right in and hire people with the general skills that fit your overall department. (I need marketing people! I need creative people!) But to paraphrase an old adage, hire in haste, repent at leisure. If you start out with the wrong people, you'll regret it. 2. Identify the skills needed to complete the project. You need to identify the soft skills as well as the hard skills you need. Will the employee need to communicate results and progress to senior management? Are there skills that you need that aren't going to be obvious to you without deeply thinking through the issue at hand? 3. Identify the people. If you want to build an internal team, you have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that you already know the people from whom you are choosing. You know their strengths and t...

1. Forming:  A group of people comes together to accomplish a shared purpose. Their initial success will depend on their familiarity with each other's work style, their experience on prior teams, and the clarity of their assigned mission. As a sponsor, your role is to help the team members get to know each other whether you offer team building activities or just a listening ear. 2. Storming:  Disagreement about mission, vision, and ways to approach the problem or assignment are constant at this stage of development. This struggle is combined with the fact that team members are still getting to know each other, learning to work with each other, and growing familiar with the interaction and communication of group members. As a sponsor, once again, your role is to help the team get to know each other whether you offer team building activities or just a listening ear. Help your team leader clarify each of these assignments so that the team succeeds...

  Understand the end goal.  Since a project has a defined ending, it is important that each contributor to the effort knows the desired end result. Stephen Covey teaches to "begin with the end in mind." This is clearly important to project team members. By understanding the desired result, you can make better individual decisions and reduce confusion and re-work. Identify clear roles.  Each person is an important piece in the overall project puzzle. Know your role and the roles of others. If you are a project leader, take the time to clarify these roles for everyone. If you aren't a leader, ask until you really understand how you can best contribute. Collaborate.  Project work is often fluid and free flowing. Once you understand your role and the roles of others you are in a position to collaborate with them more successfully. This collaboration isn't just a nice thing for you to do. It is imperative to the ultimate success of the project. Look for ways and be ...

  1. Have a common purpose and goal As a team, having a common goal will help you work together to achieve it. If you don’t already have a common purpose or goal, start by creating or reviewing the team charter. Allow every team member to express commitment and help create milestones or awards. Use the common purpose to prioritize team actions and take advantage of the opportunity to clarify everyone’s role and responsibilities. You can then be aware of what everyone else does on the team which will help you figure out ways to help each other in the future. 2. Team-building activities foster trust Team building activities   are a great way to improve morale and boost enthusiasm on your team. These types of activities will help build a sense of cohesiveness and will teach team members to trust each other by forcing you to work together to meet the objective of the exercise. A good idea is to schedule these events throughout the year to build on the skills your team lea...