The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week
According to a recent article from the Harvard Business Review, research on what motivates people at work has traditionally fallen into three buckets. Those buckets include working harder for:
Money and status (extrinsic motivation)Joy and fulfillment (intrinsic motivation)A sense of making a difference to others in the world (prosocial motivation)
New research, however, suggests that we may be missing a bucket: family motivation.
“Many people,” HBR writes, “are motivated to get up every morning and go about their work because they care about supporting their family and because their family benefits from their job. This family motivation can boost employees’ performance at work, inspiring them to do their best.”
This is likely welcome — and unsurprising — news for working parents. The stability, benefits, and regular paycheck that come with a job can be a huge motivator for those with family responsibilities. The research also highlights that “family motivates employees to work hard for reasons beyond finances,” including showcasing the value of a strong work ethic and increasing focus to ensure there’s time for family after work.
To learn more about this research — including how to support working parents and family caregivers — be sure to check out the top spot in our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals.
And further down our list, you can also find out how delaying inputting interview feedback can affect the hiring process; why over-collaboration may be sapping your team’s productivity; and why Boolean search is still relevant in the age of GAI.
Here are the must-read articles from this week:
1. Research: How Family Motivates People to Do Their Best Work (Harvard Business Review)
2. Can Delayed Feedback After an Interview Have an Impact on the Hiring Decision? (Darren Bush on LinkedIn)
3. Demands for Collaboration Are Out of Control — and Causing a Significant Drop in Productivity (Luke Eaton on LinkedIn)
4. Why GAI and Boolean Search Is a Winning Approach to Sourcing (LinkedIn Talent Blog)
5. A Message to DEI Practitioners (Lily Zheng on LinkedIn)
6. How Leaders Can Improve Employee Productivity (Al Dea on LinkedIn)
7. Why Talent Acquisition Teams Should Invest in Developing an ‘Influencer Ecosystem’ (Andrew Lewis on LinkedIn)
8. The Importance of Values As Companies Lose Trust (Josh Bersin)
9. 3 Questions to Ask If Your CEO Shoots Down Your Latest People Initiative (Melanie Naranjo on LinkedIn)
10. Can We Please Stop Talking About Replacing Employees with AI? (VentureBeat)
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