Sense of Ownership

I. The situation In my team, I have great staff members and not so great ones. Let’s talk a bit about definition about “great” and “not so great” before we continue: Great: independent in completing a job; able to balance finding own solution with checking with me when faced with issues; take time to think [...]

Why does being a good boss is so difficult?

Because being a bad one is so easy Ok first, how do you become a good boss?

The worst word in the world is “Kalian”

I notice that there are important “keywords” in communication, there are positive ones and negatives ones, and i notice that “kalian” is like the worst of all words. Read further to understand why

Moving to the higher ground on motivation

I’ve mentioned the positive sharing blog (can be found here). Now i like to share a bit about a post that really resonates with me. (the full post can be found here) The post talk about 4 different type of motivation, driven by positive or negative motivation and extrinsic or intrinsic factor. Naturally, the best [...]

Found a great blog on happiness at work

As a worker and supervisor, i believe in the values of making the workplace as place for personal growth. Having challenging assignments that gives people the chance to expand their knowledge, push new mind boundaries. That also means doing these challenging assignments in a positive environment, an environment where personal traits are appreciated, credit are [...]

Corporate Loyalty: what “being loyal to your company” is all about

Loyalty to your company? The concept of being a “loyal” person is prevalent in Indonesia employment context. More managers i meet are saying, explicitly or through the conclusion of their talk, that loyalty is an important trait for the work place. That if you move companies once every one year, people would doubt your loyalty. [...]