Productivity http://businessjournal.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Companies can't afford to wait around while Washington debates various plans to reduce healthcare costs. And they don't have to, according to two executives. Organizations have plenty of options at their disposal to stem rising costs and instill healthier employee lifestyles right now. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/126284/Real-Reform-Healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/126284/Real-Reform-Healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT Contrary to their every instinct, managers should actually encourage their workers to chit-chat, to gather around the water cooler -- even to gossip. An MIT researcher reveals why these guilty pleasures are, in fact, good for a company's productivity. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Two researchers say that your tribe is more important than anything else at work. Here’s how companies can harness the power of that insight to understand and influence team performance. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/106903/Five-Stages-Workplace-Tribes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/106903/Five-Stages-Workplace-Tribes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT This element is measured by the statement “In the last six months, someone at work has talked to me about my progress.” Some people think a performance review will suffice. But it’s not nearly enough, write the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104644/Eleventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104644/Eleventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Yes indeed, according to research. In fact, managers who demonstrate care for employees have more engaged staffs. So writes bestselling author Tom Rath in his latest book, Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without, which was released this month. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/23893/Can-Employees-Friends-Boss.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/23893/Can-Employees-Friends-Boss.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT Some people excel in the art of time management, while others are never able to keep up. Whatever the case, we all could stand to improve in this area, and our odds of doing that are better if we make the most of our innate talents. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/20182/Talent-Manage-Your-Time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/20182/Talent-Manage-Your-Time.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:00:00 GMT While the daily headlines are full of information on the staggering cost of disengaged workforces, the authors of How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life focus on the other side of the equation: the impact that positive interactions make on people's lives -- both at work and at home. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/12289/New-Book-Shows-How-Positivity-Increases-Productivity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/12289/New-Book-Shows-How-Positivity-Increases-Productivity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT Research shows they are critical to increasing employee productivity and engagement, according to the authors of How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life. What's more, people who receive regular recognition and praise are more likely to stay with their organization, receive higher loyalty and satisfaction scores from customers, and have fewer accidents on the job. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/12157/Power-Praise-Recognition.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/12157/Power-Praise-Recognition.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:00:00 GMT Thailand's Prime Minister has urged his country's industrialists to improve productivity and quality amid increasingly tough global competition. This is a tough challenge for any company. The first solution that comes to mind -- investing in new technology and machinery -- is only open to financially strong firms. A better solution is to harness a company's human potential. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/1162/Cultivating-Employees-Abilities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/1162/Cultivating-Employees-Abilities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Aug 2003 05:00:00 GMT Many employees have only a vague sense of what their talents are, if they know them at all. Their performance improves when they can actually name their talents and start intentionally using them. Here's how managers can help them do just that. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/1033/Acting-Intent.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/1033/Acting-Intent.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT