I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.Stunted Stars?
Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 04:12PM
Star performers are at the highest risk for burnout - which makes them more likely to disengage. Some go elsewhere; others stay, but lose their sparkle.
In my book, shown here, I listed common factors leading to job satisfaction: A sense that the work matters; the ability to make decisions; direct feedback from end users (also called customers); having an impact; operating with some autonomy; a clear flow of critical information; a chance to master new skills.
In a NYT article by Tony Schwartz & Christine Porath, titled "Why You Hate Work" it seems jobs are often not designed for employee satisfaction (Sunday Review, 6/1/14). 50% do not report feeling their job has significance and meaning - 66% can't focus on one thing at a time, etc.
My e-book offers managers common sense ways to develop healthy work environments, based on practice wisdom and solid theory. We can do better!
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