FEATURE
Analyzing the Secrets of Motivation
Shared by forward-Looking businesspeople who can achieve results
Four Rules for Making Work Enjoyable
Do any of these complaints ring a bell? “Reasons
why you feel your work boring”
A Check Sheet That Helps You Find the Best Methods for Making Work Enjoyable
Case Studies
- When you do the same work for a continuous period of time and become bored:
Naomi Tobita (Bandai, Co., Ltd.)
- When you feel that your current work is not interesting for some reason: Ayako
Okuda (Sumitomo Corp.)
- When the direction in which your company wants to head does not mesh with what
you had in mind: Naoya Ito (Hatena)
- When you feel that your workplace is uncomfortable without knowing why: Keiko
Hirayama (Amazon Japan K.K.)
- When you feel the pressure to achieve results in big competitions: Tomomi Okazaki
(Speed Skater)
- When you receive notification of a transfer against your will: Mayu Tomita
(Oracle Corporation Japan)
- When you feel stressed by working in a harsh business environment: Fumiyasu
Shimotashiro (Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.)
- When you are close to buckling under
the pressure even though your work is enjoyable: Takashi Yamamoto (Swimmer)
Column
Brain Science Reveals What Makes You Feel Good
Interview
Yuji Genda: Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
Do not be stingy, and value those friends whom you meet occasionally
Bosses Should Consider Ways That Allow Subordinates to Enjoy Their Work, Too
Toru Nagashima: President and CEO, Teijin Ltd.
Laura A. Liswood: Senior Adviser, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
FEATURE 2
Assertive Training for Developing Relationships That Allow You and Your Colleagues
to Communicate with Each Other
Basics: Ask favors of others in a straightforward manner
- Giving friendly advice to a female subordinate who is not aware that she is
wrong
Basics: Refuse by saying “no” clearly
- One of my older colleagues invites me to go to a cabaret club with him
Application: Responding to criticism skillfully
- I felt uncomfortable at my colleague’s remark, “You really talk
like a daughter of the owner of a local homey restaurant”
Application: Confront others in a direct manner
- “Please teach me how
to conduct interviews”
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