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The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

Steven Kramer, Teresa Amabile

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The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

by Steven Kramer, Teresa Amabile
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

Small changes fuel work satisfaction and productivity.

If you're a manager or leader wondering why your team's morale fluctuates, "The Progress Principle" could be the missing puzzle piece you need. Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer offer a deep dive into what truly motivates employees—progress. Their analysis is thorough, grounded in real diary entries from various workers, giving you actionable ways to revitalize your workplace by nurturing growth and recognizing the small wins that lead to big success. This could be the catalyst for transforming your leadership approach and your team's engagement.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

by Steven Kramer, Teresa Amabile
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ISBN: 9781422198575
Authors: Steven Kramer, Teresa Amabile
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Date of Publication: 2011-07-19
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Personal Development, Leadership, Productivity, Psychology, Business, Personal Development, Leadership, Management, Self Help, Productivity
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 1438 readers)

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What really sets the best managers above the rest? It’s their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives — consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly. As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees’ inner work lives. But it’s forward momentum in meaningful work—progress—that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees in 7 companies, the authors explain how managers can foster progress and enhance inner work life every day. The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable (1) catalysts — events that directly facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy — and (2) nourishers — interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect and collegiality. Brimming with honest examples from the companies studied, The Progress Principle equips aspiring and seasoned leaders alike with the insights they need to maximize their people’s performance.
 

Small changes fuel work satisfaction and productivity.

If you're a manager or leader wondering why your team's morale fluctuates, "The Progress Principle" could be the missing puzzle piece you need. Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer offer a deep dive into what truly motivates employees—progress. Their analysis is thorough, grounded in real diary entries from various workers, giving you actionable ways to revitalize your workplace by nurturing growth and recognizing the small wins that lead to big success. This could be the catalyst for transforming your leadership approach and your team's engagement.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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