Employees, Donkeys, and Getting Things Done

Management Associates Culture, Employee Attitudes, Motivation, Values

In some ways, motivation is less complicated than one might imagine. Involving people in decisions that impact them, recognizing the value of their contributions, giving them opportunities to assume responsibility in meaningful ways — study after study has shown the importance of factors like these. Yet countless workplaces fail to supply such sources of motivation. Why? Much of the reason …

Capturing the Human Spirit

Management Associates Below the Line, Culture, Human Side of Leadership, Motivation

Leadership is a 100 percent human undertaking. Systems are populated by people. Policies are embraced or rejected by people. Plans are enacted or ignored by people.  And because of this, effective leadership hinges on a leader’s ability to access the talent, enhance the capacity, and develop the potential of people. But what are these human beings that leaders are obliged …