Staying Motivated at Work: Three Tips

On the surface, autonomy, mastery and purpose are just three words. But in this piece,  Daniel Pink, author of the book Drive, explains why these three words are key to motivation.

Mind the Gap: There May Be A Job There

Good news for women who have the dreaded resume gap after a career break to raise a child or care for an elderly parent. As companies grapple with talent shortages and gender imbalances, The Chicago Tribune reports that some of them are accommodating applicants’ resume gaps with paid internships for returning professionals to get them up to speed and back in the swing of the working world, with the opportunity to get hired at the end.

You Wanted Eggs With that Bacon?

People react differently to adversity. Since they’re bound to face problems at work, one CEO devised a test  to gauge their reactions. When he interviews a job candidate, he invites them to breakfast and arrives early. With a promise of a healthy tip, he asks the server to purposely mess up his guest’s order. “Are they upset, are they frustrated, or are they understanding? Life is like that, and business is like that,” Charles Schwab Corporation CEO Walt Bettinger recently told The New York Times. How do you think you’d react?

Watch Your Digital Footprint

“In today’s world where technology is king, how you market yourself online makes a huge impact on your personal brand. Just as you’ve probably applied to countless jobs online, too, recruiters are searching their applicants online.” So say Socialfly co-founders Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer, who share their on personal social media usage.  Of note: social media has hurt many job seekers: CareerBuilder reported that 28% of employers fired workers for non-work related activity online.

Three Ways to Stay Motivated

Staying motivated takes work and in this piece,  Leah Lamb says that persistence, staying accountable to others and making the most of opportunities are three good ways to be at the top of your game.

Maximizing Your Work Day

 

Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing it can’t get any worse. In this piece Elana Gross gives for tips for maximizing your work day.