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优秀职场英语作文优秀职场英语作文秋连职场英语作文,能提高英语水平。我在此献上优秀英语作文,希望对大家有所帮助。想鼓励员工就涨点工资吧Withcompensationbudgetsstillsufferingapost-recessionhangover,andtheaverageU.S.salaryhikehoveringaround3%ayear,compensationstrategyhasbecomeahottopic.Howdoyoudesignapayplanthatmotivatespeopletodotheirbestwork?AnewstudybythreeHarvardBusinessSchoolresearcherssuggestsanovelanswer:Shortlyafteryouhirenewworkers,givethemaraise.时至今日,薪酬预算还没有从经济衰退时期的宿醉中清醒过来,美国的年均工资涨幅仍然彷徨在3%左右,难怪薪酬战略已经成为一个热门话题。那么,怎样才能设计出一项足以鼓励员工全情投入工作的薪酬计划呢?日前,哈佛商学院(HarvardBusinessSchool)的3位研究人员提出了一个新奇的解决方案:雇佣新员工不久后,就给他们加薪。Previousresearchhasshownthatpayingpeoplemorethantheyexpectmayelicitreciprocityintheformofgreaterproductivity,notesDeepakMalhotra,aHarvardbusiness-administrationprofessorwhoworkedonthestudy.Whatheandhiscolleaguesfound,however,wasthattheconnectionbetweenmorepayandextraeffortdependsonpresentingtheincreaseasagift-thatis,assomethingyouvechosentodopurelyasanicegesture,withnostringsattached.以前的研究已经表明,支付超出员工预期的薪水可能会产生投桃报李的效果,员工的生产率有望大幅提升,哈佛大学工商管理学教授迪帕克?马尔霍特拉指出。然而,他和他的同事们发现,更高的工资能否激发额外的努力,还要取决于涨工资是不是企业赠送给员工的一件礼物,也就是讲,你选择这样做纯粹是一种友好的表示,并没有任何附加条件。Malhotraandhisteamstudied266peoplehiredbyoDesk,aglobalonlinenetworkoffreelancers,todoaone-timedata-entryprojectforfourhours.Allofthenewhireswerepeopleindevelopingcountries,forwhomhourlywagesof$3and$4werehigherthanwhattheyhadbeenmakinginpreviousjobs.马尔霍特拉和他的团队研究了oDesk公司的266位员工,这家全球性的自由职业者在线网络聘请他们从事一个为期4小时的一次性数据录入项目。所有新员工都来自发展中国家,3美元或4美元的时薪比他们以前挣的工资高了不少。Theresearcherssplitthegroupupintothreeparts.Onegroupwastoldtheywouldearn$3anhour.Asecondgroupwasinitiallyhiredat$3anhourbut,beforetheystartedworking,theygotasurprise:Thebudgetfortheprojecthadexpandedunexpectedly,theyweretold,andtheywouldnowbepaid$4anhour.Thethirdgroupwasoffered$4anhourfromthestartandgivennoincrease.研究人员把这些工人分成三个小组。第一组工人被告知,他们将领取3美元时薪。第二组最初也是以时薪3美元的工资水平招聘的,但在开场工作前,他们非常惊喜地得悉,这个项目出人意料地增加了预算,他们如今将获得4美元时薪。第三组从一开场就被给予4美元时薪,此后没有增加。Eventhoughthesecondandthirdgroupswereultimatelypaidthesameamount,thesecondgroupworkedharderandproducedmore-about20%more-thaneitheroftheothertwo.Peopleinthesecondgroupalsoshowedthemoststamina,maintainingtheirfocusallthewaythroughtheassignedtaskandperformingespeciallywelltowardtheendofthefourhours.Interestingly,themoreexperiencedemployeesinthehigh-performinggroupwerethemostproductiveofall,apparentlybecausetheirpreviousworkexperienceledthemtoappreciatetherarityofanunexpectedraise.即便第二组和第三组最终领取的薪酬完全一样,但相较于其他两组,第二组工作得愈加卖力,产出也更高,大约多20%。此外,第二组工人也表现出最大的耐性。他们一直专心致志地从事手头的任务,在4小时邻近结束之际的表现尤其出色。有意思的是,在这个高绩效组别中,经历相对丰富的工人的生产率也最高,显然是由于过往的工作经历让他们倍加感谢这次难得一见的意外涨薪行为。Contrarytoconventionalwisdom,Malhotrapointsoutthathigherpay,inandofitself,didntboostproductivity:Peoplewhomade$4anhourfromtheoutsetworkednoharderthanthosewhowerehiredat$3andwerethenpaid$3.马尔霍特拉指出,与世俗认知相反,更高的工资本身并没有推升生产率:从一开场就被给予4小时时薪的工人,并没有比那些以3美元时薪招募而来,随后获得3美元时薪的工人更努力地工作。Togetthemostimpactfromtheirpayplans,headds,companiesmightconsidernotonlywhattopaynewhires,butwhentopayit.他补充讲,为了让薪酬计划产生最大的影响力,公司管理层或许不仅需要考虑向新员工支付多高的薪水,还需要仔细推敲派发薪酬的机会。Thekeythingishowyoupresentthereasonforanincrease,hesays.Dolingoutextramoneycouldboostproductivitymostifyoumakeitclearthatthepayraiseissomethingyourechoosingtodojustbecauseyoucan.Ourtheoryisthatpeoplewillreciprocate.Ifyoudosomethingnice,theylldosomethingniceback.关键是怎样讲明涨工资的原因,他讲。我们的理论是,假如你明确表示,你选择加薪仅仅是由于你有能力这么做,人们将回报这种行为。假如你投之以桃,员工就将报之以李。只要这样,发放额外的钱才能在最大程度上提升企业的生产率。想当SOHO族?讲服老板同意在家上班Question:Iworkinamajorcity.ThesuburbwhereIliveisnotthatfarawayasthecrowflies,butthehorrendoustraffic(eveninthepredawnhours)meansmycommuteoftentakesmorethananhoureachway,anditisahugedrainonmyenergy.Then,whenIgettowork,mydayissofullofstupidlittleinterruptionsthatitshardtofocusononethinglongenoughtofinishit.问题:我在一座大城市上班。我住在郊区,离公司总部的直线距离并不算太远,但可怕的交通状况(甚至在黎明时分)意味着,我上下班一个单程往往就需要花费一个多小时,这极大地消耗了我的能量。当我终于抵达公司,开场一天的工作时,各种愚笨之极,非常琐碎的干扰,又让我很难保持足够长时间的专注度,进而导致我无法完成工作。Forbothofthesereasons,IwouldbealotmoreproductiveifIworkedfromhomeatleastacoupleofdaysaweek-nocommute,nodistractions.Theproblemismyboss.WhenIhaveapproachedhimaboutthis,healwayssays,IfIcantseeyou,howdoIknowyoureworking?Hesaysitjokingly,butactuallyIthinkhemeansit.Also,hehasbroughtupthefactthatYahoo,BestBuy,andHPhavelimitedorbannedtelecommuting,andexpressedconcernsaboutdatasecurityifpeopleareworkingfromhome.Anyideasabouthowtopersuadehimtoletustryitanyway?出于这两个理由,我以为,假使我每周至少有一两天在家办公无需上下班,没有分心之事,我的工作效率肯定会大幅提升。问题在于我的老板。每当我向他提及此事时,他总是讲,假如我看不见你,我怎么知道你在工作呢?他讲话的口气像是开玩笑,但我觉得这其实是他真实的想法。此外,他还提到雅虎、百思买和惠普等大公司都限制或禁止远程办公这一事实,并且担忧大家都在家工作或将危及数据的安全性。请问我究竟该怎样讲服他呢?Answer:NexttimeyourbossbringsupYahoo,BestBuy,andHPasparagonsofpolicy,saysDavidHeinemeierHansson,youmightpointoutthatallthreeareintrouble,sotheyneedallhandsondeck.Whywouldanycompanywanttojointhatclub?回答:下一次,当你的老板把雅虎、百思买和惠普奉为政策典范时,你或许有必要援引大卫-汉森的看法,向他指出,所有这三家公司目前都陷于窘境,所以他们需要全体员工各就各位。为什么还有公司想要参加这个俱乐部呢?Farmorerelevantisthatteleworkhasquietlybecometherule,ratherthantheexception.Remoteispackedwithothercompellingreasonsfortelecommutingsrise.Cuttingoutcommutesisbetterfortheozonelayerthanhavingmillionsofpeoplesittingintrafficjams,spewingcarbonmonoxide,forhoursonend.Itallowscompaniestosourcetoptalentfromanywhereinthecountryortheworld,withoutregardforhowmuchfacetimetheycanputinattheoffice.更中肯的理由是,远程办公已悄然成为业界规范,而不是特殊案例。(远程办公革命)一书还为这种工作方式的崛起列举了其他一些令人信服的理由。相较于让数百万人堵在路上,连续数小时不停地喷涌一氧化碳,省掉通勤显然更有利于保护我们的臭氧层。远程办公能够让公司广纳天下英才,并且根本没必要考虑这些来自美国或世界某个地区的精英们能够在办公室停留多长时间。Workingfromhomeorontheroad,atleastsomeofthetime,alsotendstomakepeoplemoreproductive.Themodernofficehasbecomeaninterruptionfactory,andinterruptionsarenotfree.Thereisacostinproductivitytoconstantlydemandingpeoplesattentionimmediatelyforlittlethingsthatarenotreallyurgent,Hannsonsays.Peoplewhocantconcentrateformorethanafewminutesatatimearealmostcertainlynotdoingtheirbestwork.此外,至少在某些时候,在家或旅途中工作往往使得人们的工作更富有成效。汉森以为,当代化写字楼已经成为一个纷纷扰扰的工厂,但干扰并不是没有代价的。不断要求人们立即注意一些其实并不紧迫的小事情,确实会拖累生产率,无法持续几分钟以上集中精神的人,几乎肯定做不好他们的工作。Hanssonoffersthreesuggestionsforwinningoveryourreluctantboss.First,theideathatyoudbeabletogetmoreworkdone,anddoitbetter,withoutdistractions(andwithoutthewearyingcommute)makesagoodstartingpointforthediscussion.Dontframeitasarequestforaperk,asifthisisafavoryoureaskingthecompanytodoforyou,Hanssonsays.Instead,emphasizehowmuchbetteritwillbefortheteamandthecompanyifyouareabletoworkwithoutinterruptions.Havingyouatyourmostproductivebenefitsthebossatleastasmuchasitbenefitsyou.汉森就怎样讲服你那位不情愿的老板提供了三项建议。第一,你或许应该开门见山地告诉老板,在没有分心之事,并且无需经受通勤折磨的情况下,你能够更好地完成更多工作。不要把远程办公讲成一种额外待遇,好似你正在要求公司帮你一个忙似的,汉森讲。相反,你应该强调指出,假如你能够不受打搅地工作,那就将为团队和公司带来更大的好处。让你处在最富成效的工作状态,对于老板的好处至少跟对于你本人的好处一样大。Second,youllneedtoaddresshisconcernaboutdatasecurity,Hanssonnotes.Butdataisnotnecessarilysecurejustbecausepeopleareworkinginanofficetogether.Employeestakelaptopshome,theycarrycompanydataintheirpersonalsmartphones,theygoonbusinesstrips.Iftherearesecuritygapsthecompanyneedstoaddress,thatisaseriousissuewhetheryouareworkingathomeornot.Beforebringinguptelecommutingwithyourbossagain,askyourin-housetechiesforhelpinhack-proofingthedevicesyouplantouse.第二,你需要解决他对于数据安全性的关切,汉森指出。但仅仅由于人们一起在办公室工作,并不一定能够保证数据的安全。员工往往把笔记本电脑带回家,他们的智能手机也携带公司数据,而且还经常出差。假如公司存在亟需填补的安全漏洞,那确实是一个严重的问题,但这跟你能否在家工作并无关系。再次向你的老板提出远程办公要求之前,先寻求公司内部技术人员的帮助,让他们为你打算使用的设备安装防黑客软件。Andthird,Hanssonsuggestsenlistingmoreofyourcolleaguestothecause.Tryingouttelecommutingwithjustoneortwopeopleisdoomedtofail,becausethatoneperson,ortwopeople,willbecometooisolatedfromthegroup,hesays.Abetterwayistohaveallthepeopleonyourteamworkremotelysomeofthetime,soeveryonegetsatasteofit,andnooneistheoddmanoutwhosalwayscallinginontheconferencelineatmeetings.Atsomecompanies,headds,teamsordepartmentsstartwithwork-at-homeWednesdays,soeveryonegetsatleastonedistraction-freedayperweek.汉森提出的第三个建议是,争取拉拢更多的同事参加这项事业。仅仅一两个人尝试远程办公,是注定要失败的,由于这一两个人将与团队严重分离,他讲。一个更好的办法是,让团队成员在某些时候全部远程办公,让每个人都有时机体验这种工作方式,这样就不会有人成为那个总是占据公司会议线路的离群索居者。他补充讲,在一些公司,团队或部门开场实行周三在家工作制度,这样每个人每周至少能够有一个不受干扰的工作日。Thehardestargumenttocounteris,IfIcantseeyou,howdoIknowyoureworking?SaysHansson,Itreflectsadeep-seatedfearoflosingcontrol.Fightingthatrequiresthatyougoslowlyandstartsmall-IworkedfromhomeonTuesdayandlookatallthegreatstuffIgotdone-andthengraduallyincreasetheamountoftimeyoutelecommute.最难反驳的观点是,假如我看不见你,我怎么知道你在工作呢?汉森讲。这反映出一种根深蒂固的恐惧感老板害怕失去他对公司的掌控力。反驳这种观点,需要你放慢脚步,从小处着手我周二在家工作,您瞧瞧,我已经出色地完成了这么多工作然后逐步增加你远程办公的时间。Hanssonsaysthatathiscompany,Chicago-basedcollaborationsoftwaremaker37signals,wheremostofthestaffworksremotely,thebiggestproblemwehavehadisnotpeoplegoofingoffwhileworkingathome,butpeopleoverworking.Theygetintoastateofflowandjustkeepgoing.Sometimes,tokeepthemfromeventuallyburningout,youhavetoprotectemployeesfromthemselvesandinsistthattheytakesometimeoff.Butofcourse,yourbossmayhavetoseethattobelieveit.汉森讲,在他供职的芝加哥协同软件制造商37signals公司,大部分员工都采用远程办公的工作方式。我们的最大问题不是在家工作的员工成心磨洋工,而是他们过于劳累了。他们的心智进入了一种流畅状态,一刻不停歇地忘我工作。有时候,为了防止他们最终筋疲力尽,你还必须保护本人的员工,坚决要求他们休息一段时间。当然,除非亲眼所见,你的老板或许不相信天底下还有这样的事情。