Here’s some shameless self-promotion and a shout-out to feminist media for your Thursday! I review There She Goes: Feminist Filmmaking and Beyond, edited by Corinn Columpar and Sophie Mayer, for the latest issue of Bitch magazine, which you can get here. This is a very worthy collection of academic essays, and it makes me excited about a whole ton of new directions in feminist film scholarship.
I confess that I haven’t done a great deal of publication writing lately. I’ve been awfully busy with client work. However, I’m always so pleased to be a part of a lot of very important feminist conversations!
The Harvard Business Review has some great breakthrough ideas in their Jan-Feb issue, but I was really fascinated by their findings on what really motivates workers. In their survey of a range of “knowledge workers,” HBR found that what employees value the most wasn’t incentive or recognition – which are among the things that managers believe employees value most – but progress. The ability to get things done and make forward progress: this is what drives and motivates:
On days when workers have the sense they’re making headway in their jobs, or when they receive support that helps them overcome obstacles, their emotions are most positive and their drive to succeed is at its peak. On days when they feel they are spinning their wheels or encountering roadblocks to meaningful accomplishment, their moods and motivation are lowest.
I find this a particularly insightful finding for both the non-profit sector and volunteer programming, where recognition and incentive are difficult to come by, anyway. This kind of study reinforces the importance of creating highly functional non-profit organizations that allow people to get real and meaningful work done, as well as volunteer programs that actively manage volunteer expectations and give participants good tools. Read the article here.
I’ll be taking this information to heart as I manage people and projects going forward.
Quick thoughts on some newish flicks…
Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig)
Fans of David Lynch, the Coen Brothers, Shirley Jackson stories, and noir-Westerns should definitely get out to see Terribly Happy, Denmark’s Oscar selection. It’s all kinds of creepy, tense and funny – the kind of mystery that sparks a-ha(!) moments many hours and conversations after you’ve left the theatre. The film has a lot to say about the suffocating conservatism/weirdness of small communities, who controls the power in them, and mental instability. I need to see it again. I want to see it again! It’s terribly awesome. Also, if I ever got a cat, I would name it Mojn. [Looks like Terribly Happy is going to be remade in English - by the original director. Let's hope this isn't another The Vanishing...]
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(This is a guest post I contributed to the Design Rangers Camp Blog. Posting it here for your reading/marketing enjoyment!)
Linkedin has become a powerful tool for professionals looking to network and find career opportunities as well as companies looking for talent. Linkedin also provides some unique tools that can be particularly effective for small business marketing.
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I recently wrote a guest post for the Design Rangers Camp Blog on how to blog for your small business (and why blogging is still important in the age of Facebook and Twitter).
Here’s the link for blogging tips and tricks.
Happy blogging!
