Communication Corner
Modes of Motivation

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july-trophy1.jpgBack in the days when most of the world made its living by growing its own food under an agricultural model, hunger drove our motivation. If a field lay uncared for, people would starve and communities would collapse. Therefore, farmers needed little motivation to get up each morning and work from dawn to dusk to provide food for their families. As society progressed and resources were organised more effectively by the industrial model, motivation did not evolve in a corresponding fashion. While the responsibilities of workers became more complex and varied, their motivation stayed fixed in their bellies. A miner's or mechanic's motivation to work remained unchanged from that of their agricultural predecessors. If they fell short of their employer's production expectations, they would be fired. Without a job and its requisite pay, industrial workers faced the same circumstance of starvation as the farmers of the past faced when harvests failed.

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Evolving People

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Paul Bacon

On the morning of March 21st, I felt as though I had fallen into a black hole. The March/April edition of Network HR had just arrived at the door of my office in Tianjin, and there were obvious problems. The arrival of each new edition fresh off the press is usually a moment of great pride for me. However, this time it was different. Even though we had one of the best selections of articles ever (as I am sure many of you may have noticed), there were also some glaring mistakes that deflated my usual sense of pride very quickly.

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Cover

Olympic Objectives

cover.jpg There will be thousands of people involved in next month's Olympics in Beijing. The vast majority of these will have a strong overriding objective in mind. These objectives will all differ tremendously. For instance, the organisers will be hoping for a smoothly organised event that will showcase China to the world.Read More

Legal

Recruitment Transparency

cover.jpg In the last issue of Network HR, Allan Nee of Baode Law in Tianjin wrote a detailed and insightful article about the ways in which your organisation needs to adapt to China's new Labour Laws. Allan offered a myriad of fantastic advice. However, there was one factor he mentioned that really captured my attention - transparency.Read More

Benefits

The Power of Acknowledgement

bnrs.jpg he seeds of this article were sewn as I put together the last edition of Network HR. First, as I edited the Training & Development section, I read the following prophetic words from Jennifer Peterson, "If you want your customers to feel cared for, you must care for the employees that serve them." This started me musing about the way organisations across China treat employees.Read More

Training

Synchronicity for Success

train.jpg A single droplet of sweat trickled down my neck as the glowing amber sun beat down on us. I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw our competitors lined up alongside us. It was the moment we had been preparing for over the last 5 years. Our goal was crystal clear and I had visualised this very occasion countless times.Read More

Recuitment

War, what is it good for?

rec1.jpgI believe I can bring the War for Talent to a peaceful end. I came to this realisation two months ago after I was invited to present at the ‘Corporate Travel and Technology World' conference in Shanghai. The topic, "Selecting Potential Leaders and Turning a Company from Good to Great", was provided some months earlier, giving me time to source opinions from around China. Read More
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