Tag: employee performance

Work Habits

A Nation of Grazers: Unintentional Work Habits

The results are in. The average U.S. employee has mastered the 4-hour workday. During the 8-9 hour day, an employee has at their disposal technologies that allow instantaneous access to information, products, and people (according to a recent survey we have a habit of spending 11+ hours a day on electronic media). Other recent studies show workers plow through hundreds of emails, calls,…
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Whose Job Is It To Care?

We laugh and at times relate to cartoons of sadistic office management (think “Dilbert”). Developing office relationships in TV shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation hold a nugget of truth. Thousands of workers do not find their work reality amusing. Data on employee engagement shows that the numbers of dissatisfied and disengaged employees is…
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