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Month: February 2012

Motivation by Vroom

An explanation of the Expectancy Theory of motivation from the 1970s as proposed by Victor Vroom, a business school professor at the Yale School of Management. This is still very relevant and an accurate depiction of what motivates individuals in organizations…

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Business Quotes to Remember

Here are some selected business quotes that can help us to stop, think, reflect and who knows, maybe even modify how we behave:

1. The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same – Carlos Castaneda

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Effective Interviewing – 5 Steps

Most managers conduct job interviews without any structure or strategy or method.  I am also guilty of this on many occasions because I felt it was going to be quite easy to assess the job applicants.  Now I know that I was wrong. Without a strategy and methodology for effective interviewing, you end up selecting a person based on an overall impression and intuition rather than a diligent scrutiny of the applicant’s abilities and potential. This can often lead to the wrong person in the job. So how does one ensure better selection?

Well, there are no guarantees of course but here are 5 things that lead to effective interviewing, ensuring the odds are tilted in your favor. …

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The 5 Stages of Employee Value

Employee ValueEmployees of any kind of organization have to progress through various stages of providing value to their employer. These stages or steps are not always expressed formally by the employer nor are these always properly understood or appreciated by the employee. But these are nonetheless always there and it will be useful for you to know what these are …

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