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The Enthusiastic Employee:
…employees become angry when, in their view, elementary considerations of fairness are completely submerged by the company’s single-minded pursuit of its… interests.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
…the common assumption that ‘employees will never be happy with their pay’ is fallacious.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
Everything else being equal…. employees [are] pleased with ‘competitive’ pay and very pleased with compensation that is even a few percentage points above other companies’ pay.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
…based on false assumptions… [it] becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: management that expects the worst from people typically gets it.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
…in management practice, little is foreordained. Much can be done if there is a will to do it.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
…most people are reasonable in what they expect in terms of treatment and are eager to perform in a way that makes them feel good about their performance.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
Pride comes from both the employee’s own perceptions of accomplishment and from the recognition received from others.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
Most people enter a new organization and job with enthusiasm, eager to work, to contribute, to feel proud of their and their organizations.
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
Perversely, many managers appear to… do their best to demotivate employees!
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The Enthusiastic Employee:
Human beings are decidedly social animals. Positive interaction with others is not only gratifying, but essential for mental health.
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