Executive PA Magazine Summer 2023/20024 | Page 62

Prioritise job satisfaction

Whether you ’ re a leader who wants to be more in-tune with their team or team member who wants to be nurtured , you ’ re going to want to hear about the seven human needs of peak performing employees , says Jade Green
When productivity spiked during 2020 , many thought that this pandemic-induced trend would continue once life returned to a sense of normalcy . However , since returning to the office many businesses are actually seeing lower levels of productivity and profitability from their employees . As a high-level EA involved in strategic decision-making , you and your boss are probably wondering : How do we combat this problem ?
The first solution we tend to leap towards is higher pay brackets . But after a certain level of income this simply doesn ’ t work anymore . We have to look deeper …
And once we look past the paycheck , we see engagement in work :
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