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The antidote to procrastination is to reverse this process – to become skilled at spending time each day engaged in your most significant work.
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158 |
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…the secret to amazing performance is empowering talented people to succeed at meaningful work.
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002 |
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Management, when done well, can propel an organization toward success while enhancing the lives of people working within it.
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003 |
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…helping [people] succeed at making a difference virtually guarantees good inner work life and strong performance.
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010 |
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…managers at every level affect the inner work life and, consequently, the creativity and productivity of people throughout the organization.
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019 |
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When something unexpected or ambiguous happens, people will try to understand it and will draw conclusions about the work, their colleagues, and organization based on that event.
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023 |
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If people do not perceive that they and their work are valued by a trustworthy organization, if they derive no pride or happiness from their work, they will have little drive to dig into a project.
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025 |
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Intrinsic motivation – deep engagement in the work – can drive people to surprising displays of seemingly unrewarded effort.
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034 |
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…as long as the work is meaningful, managers do not have to spend time coming up with ways to motivate people to do that work.
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035 |
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Because [people] spend so much of their lives working, people deserve the dignity of having positive lives at work.
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041 |
