Putting Power Behind Your Actions: Four Steps for Creating Purpose-Driven Work Activities
Daniels Dean Christine Riordan
The HuffingtonPost
The beginning of a new year marks a time when people reflect on changes they want or need to make.
Recently, I met with several senior executives at a major corporation when they were pondering making significant company changes. The discussion turned to how to help employees prioritize their work. Acknowledging that their employees had limited time in a workday, the executives debated how to help them focus on what was needed to accomplish company goals.
This issue of prioritizing work inevitably comes up in other organizations. Performance evaluation is another occasion when employees focus on how they contribute to the organization's goals. They and their bosses reflect on the effectiveness of the employees' actions and accomplishments for the year. But all too often, people equate activity with exceptional performance. more>
