February 11 Daily Directions
The following is presented on behalf of today’s proclaimed National Motivation Day. Enjoy!
Today in Context
The Best Job Proposal Ever: ” It not only gave us a warm feeling inside, it motivated us to take this guy as seriously as he obviously took us. (And that’s always a good thing!) Thanks for a great experience, Brian!”
Outsourcing Communication Best Practices: “The providers who take your information to heart are motivated to become more competitive via things like higher quality services, lower prices, faster delivery, or privy amenities.”
Outsourcing Creates Jobs: “You’ll also learn what keeps her motivated in a job-stressed society, and what platform in particular keeps her employed.”
Human Resources (HR) / Payroll Jobs: “Management, compensation and employee benefit management, training and development (learning management), and employee motivation and morale-building (employee retention and loyalty).”
Interview with a Director of Marketing: ” I’m a very intrinsically motivated person, so when things are running smoothly, I take a great pride in being a part of a well-oiled machine.”
Adware In The News: “In an age where “data equals money,” fortune has replaced fame as hacker s’ key motivation.”
Outsourcing RFP Process: “They say it takes seven times for an ad to motivate a paying customer. Maybe it will take as long to convince your boss that the online outsourcing RFP process is better.”
Open Source Software: “This is because the people who regularly contribute to an open source product do so for unmotivated reasons (other than perhaps to feed the ego.) They’re highly talented, they’re available, and they care.”
Viruses: “We had privy access to the mind behind a virus programmer who explained his motivation behind his destructive inclinations. Apparently, this person had a deep grudge against a popular online service.”
Preparing for the Backlash: “your workforce — once confident and actually happy to have a bill-paying job – may feel insecure and less motivated to even show up to work.”
Dealing With Teen Video Game Obsession: “They’ve learned some rather impressive debating skills.So when we question their motivations for repetitive game play, they may rebut our concerns with logic and even make it a point to question our own flaws.”
