For Sysiphus this was the punishment for violating the guests in his care. For most office workers this is every day life.
The PowerPoint that needs to be redone and never gets presented. The budget for the project that doesn’t get executed?
Dan Ariely - in his wonderful 2012 TED talk - shows how easy it is to keep the Sysiphus in us engaged. Managers only need to acknowledge the effort in order to keep employees on track. But employees who know WHY they are doing something, do much better - even when engaged in menial tasks.Create purpose for your people and reap the rewards of having motivated employees.
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