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How Employee Recognition Improves Workplace Productivity

There are two factors that contribute towards increased productivity. One is advances in technology. The other one is increased hiring. However, smart managers believe that employee recognition can do wonders for improving productivity. When employees are recognized, they realize the meaning of their efforts and how it impacts the company’s overall productivity. In other words, employee recognition is a fundamental factor in maintaining as well as increasing productivity.  A survey conducted by Timejobs.com reveals that more than thirty-five percent of employees believe that when their efforts are recognized their productivity levels are also adversely affected. Researchers say that recognition, coupled with rewards are real morale booster among employees. Without these two factors, higher productivity levels can be so hard if not impossible to achieve.  Knowing the True Culture of Recognition When it comes to recognition, it is not enough that employees are g...

Why Do People Love Scary Movies?

Some people freak out whenever they watch scary movies. Each scene from a scary movie would leave them unsettled for days. While others prefer just to leave the room as soon as they anticipate an impending frightening scene. But, why is it that others find joy and excitement in watching scary films? The Benefit of Watching Scary Films: The Excitation Transfer Process Psychologists have an explanation for this. They say that what makes horror movies appealing is the after-effect that it has to viewers. Psychologists refer to this reaction as the “excitation transfer process.” This is when people find themselves having a rapid heartbeat, increased respiration and higher blood pressure. Once the movie is over, these physiological arousal persists. Although people may not be aware of it. So, how do these symptoms of physiological arousal from excitation transfer process benefit the person? Any positive emotions that people have will be intensified. Have you noticed that after w...

How Music Affects Us

Music has the power to change us. This statement is not an exaggeration nor a cliche. It is one irrefutable fact proven by various studies. Read further to know how music indeed can change people. The Emotional and Physiological Effects of Music Music has been found by experts to have the power to stimulate emotions because of its ability to affect specific circuits of the brain. How music stimulates one’s mind is manifested through a person’s smiles while he moves his body to the rhythm of the music. In most cases, music has the power to lift one’s mood. He experiences joy just by listening to it. How music influences one’s thoughts, and emotions are also evident in that particular connection, we see when a mother and daughter sing together a specific song. It is also the same connection that we know when a mother sings a lullaby to her child. Amazingly, music not only affects the emotions. It also influences one’s physical being. This is because music influences the ...

Anger Management: The Importance of Letting Go

There are a plethora of anger Amanagement tips that you can find on the internet. Some people say deep breathing and journaling one’s daily experience are helpful in dealing with one’s anger. All these tips are indeed beneficial to some extent. However, they’re just not enough to explore the deeper roots of anger. This is because some people who have serious issues about anger warrant a more in-depth understanding. This is important to make them better at staving off any signs of anger arousal. The reasons and causes of one’s anger are essential in understanding why some people are too prone to anger arousal. This goes to say that anger management should not just be geared towards controlling one’s anger. It has to be targeted towards dealing with past experiences that cause them to develop enduring anger and emotional wounds that never seem to heal. When Past Wounds are NOT Addressed People who have been through an experience that cause severe emotional wounds will ev...