element 10 best friend element 10 best friend / http://backend.userland.com/rss 优蜜传媒WebTeam Leading Engagement From the Top How does employee engagement move through an organization? Does it begin in the executive suite and move down through managers to frontline workers? Or does it come from all different directions? 优蜜传媒researchers set out to tackle these essential leadership questions. /businessjournal/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT The Power and Potential of Social Networks Social connections explain a lot -- from why some teams excel to why, when a husband comes home crabby, his wife soon becomes cranky too. That begs the question: What would social connections do for business if executives used them on purpose? /businessjournal/143486/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/143486/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:00:00 GMT Your Friends and Your Social Well-Being 优蜜传媒researchers have found that Social Well-Being -- having strong relationships and love in your life -- is vital to your health, happiness, and even to your productivity at work. The authors of Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements explain why. /businessjournal/127043/Friends-Social-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/127043/Friends-Social-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Well-Being: What You Need to Thrive Most people equate well-being with being wealthy and healthy. That's not the whole story, say the authors of Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements. In this interview, they explore the basics of well-being and what we can do to increase our own well-being. /businessjournal/127643/Wellbeing-Need-Thrive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/127643/Wellbeing-Need-Thrive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 May 2010 11:00:00 GMT Workplace Socializing Is Productive Contrary to their every instinct, managers should actually encourage their workers to chit-chat, to gather around the water cooler. /businessjournal/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Turning Around Employee Turnover Companies can reduce costly churn if managers know what to look for. But they usually don't -- and that's because too many managers think money is at the root of the turnover issue. This article uncovers the real sources of the problem and reveals the reasons most people quit. Find out how to keep good employees from walking out the door. /businessjournal/106912/Turning-Around-Your-Turnover-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/106912/Turning-Around-Your-Turnover-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT The Tenth Element of Great Managing Measured by the statement "I have a best friend at work," this element has proven to be incredibly controversial to executives. But those business leaders who think friendships are none of their business don鈥檛 understand human nature, according to the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing. /businessjournal/104197/Tenth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/104197/Tenth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT