Consistent Engagement Leads to Workplace Efficiency

(From MIT Sloan School of Management) Instead of encouraging employees to invest more of themselves in their jobs, managers should set realistic goals for engagement, according to a new report MIT Sloan School of Management. Researchers found engagement differs significantly among individuals, and increased variability can negatively affect job performance, even if average engagement stays the same. This likely happens because inconsistency makes it more difficult to develop efficiencies that improve performance, the researchers concluded.

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