{"id":5975,"date":"2014-06-03T05:45:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T09:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:38:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:38:51","slug":"what-it-takes-to-make-the-workplace-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/what-it-takes-to-make-the-workplace-better\/","title":{"rendered":"What it takes to make the workplace better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not just what you do, but where you do it &#8212; and the people with whom you do it &#8212; that determines how you feel about your work.<br \/>\nA recent column in the New York Times with\u00a0the provocative\u00a0headline\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/06\/01\/opinion\/sunday\/why-you-hate-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why You Hate Work\u00a0 <\/a>is not\u00a0surprisingly the Times&#8217; most emailed article.<br \/>\nIn it, Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath of consulting firm <a href=\"http:\/\/theenergyproject.com\/?gclid=CPnjjubX0b4CFetlOgode3sAng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Energy Project<\/a>,\u00a0share their insights on the four key needs of employees. According to their research, workers are more satisfied and productive when they have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renewal:<\/strong> Employees who take a break every 90 minutes report a 30 percent higher level of focus than those who take no breaks or just one during the day. They also report a nearly 50 percent greater capacity to think creatively and a 46 percent higher level of health and well-being. The more hours people work beyond 40 \u2014 and the more continuously they work \u2014 the worse they feel, and the less engaged they become. By contrast, feeling encouraged by one\u2019s supervisor to take breaks increases by nearly 100 percent people\u2019s likelihood to stay with any given company, and also doubles their sense of health and well-being.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> Feeling cared for by one\u2019s supervisor has a more significant impact on people\u2019s sense of trust and safety than any other behavior by a leader. Employees who say they have more supportive supervisors are 1.3 times as likely to stay with the organization and are 67 percent more engaged.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus<\/strong>: Only 20 percent of respondents said they were able to focus on one task at a time at work, but those who could were 50 percent more engaged. Similarly, only one-third of respondents said they were able to effectively prioritize their tasks, but those who did were 1.6 times better able to focus on one thing at a time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> Employees who derive meaning and significance from their work were more than three times as likely to stay with their organizations \u2014 the highest single impact of any variable in our survey. These employees also reported 1.7 times higher job satisfaction and they were 1.4 times more engaged at work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5977\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tps-report.jpg\" alt=\"We feel value at work when we get renewal, value, focus and purpose -- not when we feel we're wasting our time on needless bureaucracy, like filling out TPS reports. (Art by John Tebeau)\" width=\"360\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tps-report.jpg 360w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tps-report-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We feel value at work when we get renewal, value, focus and purpose &#8212; not when we feel we&#8217;re wasting our time on needless bureaucracy, like filling out TPS reports. (Art by John Tebeau)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nYears ago I had a pretty demanding job that didn&#8217;t pay especially well and the hours could be grueling at times. But I felt satisfaction with\u00a0what I did, I got to take a day off to recharge after my most taxing production days, and\u00a0my boss was quick to say thank you. I still think of that as perhaps my\u00a0best job ever.<br \/>\nWhat can you do to take care of your need for renewal at work? Can you get outside at lunch time or take a short afternoon walk? Can you turn your phone off after dinner or on the weekend?<br \/>\nCan you create your own focus by turning off email notifications while you work on an important task?<br \/>\nHow about telling others you work with how much you value them, or how much you value their work and how it serves the organization?<br \/>\nRead the rest of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/06\/01\/opinion\/sunday\/why-you-hate-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why You Hate Work<\/a>\u00a0to get ideas about how you might like your work a bit more and how you can help make your workplace better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not just what you do, but where you do it &#8212; and the people with whom you do it &#8212; that determines how you feel about your work. A recent column in the New York Times with\u00a0the provocative\u00a0headline\u00a0Why You Hate Work\u00a0 is not\u00a0surprisingly the Times&#8217; most emailed article. 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