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Importance of better understanding and managing emotions at work

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  Mimicry of facial expression eventually leads people to actually feel the emotions displayed on their faces (Hatfield, Cacioppo, and  Rapson, 1993). R esearch indicates that customers of organizations require positive emotional displays by employees   (Thurau, Groth, Paul, and  Gremler, 2006) . Emotions and related constructs clearly play a major role in the lives of humans, and expressions of emotion are universally recognized by people of all cultures (Ekman, 1973) .   Ego at work W hen you really want to understand what ego is and how it works for the purpose of becoming a more effective manager and leader. The language of psychology provides a basis for better understanding the forces at work .   From a psychological perspective ego is one of three ‘functions' of the human mind the other two being the ‘id' and the ‘superego'. Emotions at work The usefulness  of emotion s  in the workplace can be a confusing  topic for experienced and ne...

How to manage employee discipline in the work place ?

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                                     Introductio n Discipline in the organization consists of setting clearly defined limits for employees. Majority of workers in crises often claim to not clearly understand organization’s limits, since most of them come from places where discipline was not consistent. Disciplinary policies are a guide to an orderly conduct in the workplace in order to achieve the organizational goal(Gatchalian and Lumiqued, 2005). When employees believe that their organization is fair, it is unlikely that they will be  involved in misconducts (De Schrijver et al, 2010).     Rules of behaviour   Every organization has rules    about time-keeping, quality standards, safety and personal hygiene. Rules of behaviour in the workplace should be clear, understood and are  sufficient to cover all obvious and usual disciplinary matters....

Employee benefits and rewards will provide flexibility and personalization.

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M anagers have to  be more intentional about how and when they recognize their top performers, which has resulted in less frequent acts of recognition  and   employees are identifying . That can lead to generalized recognition programs, which w ill not  strengthen the connection between leadership and employees currently absent in our remote world. If  the company  want s  to show  to employees that their work is both seen and valued, create  recognition programs that consider the personalized needs of employees . Wh y  personalization is  important? T here  is  a big opportunity for employers who can figure out how to introduce more flexibility and more personalization into the everyday at work  to attract and retain  top talent. E mployees prefer to have options rather than a common  approach imposed by their employer. The same is true with employee achievement rewards, which recognize employees for t...

Need of time management in nursing- Hour of need

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                        Introduction   T ime management is not only setting and achieving the goals but also achieving  in minimum possible time (Kaya, 2012). I f the time is not managed effectively it may lead into several disadvantages  such as missed deadlines, poor work quality, high stress level and negative influence on career path (Meiring, 2017).   Importance of the time management   Individuals need to control and monitor personal and professional time efficiently. This requires goal setting  skills , setting priorities, planning and organizing skills and minimizing time wast age  (Gordon and Borkan, 2014). Inability to have the strategic plans , failing to prioritize, misplacing the items and searching for misplaced items, use of excessive telephone calls, internet, emails, surfing, and being disorganized will contribute to wast ing of the time (Spidal, 2009).    ...