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In a surprising recent survey conducted across our network of sites, we found that 39% of those responding felt that the “directive – do it my way” approach to management was more motivating over any other style. It was the most popular response by 12%.

Second to the “directive” approach was the “participative – everyone has input” which we thought would actually take the first position. 27% felt that was the most motivating.

The “pacesetting – do it myself” approach was the least popular with only 4% of respondents choosing it and the “affiliative – people first, task second” ended up with 6%.

11% chose the “authoritative – firm but fair” and 13% chose the “coaching – developmental” option.

When putting this question together, the obvious answer to what motivates you the most would be the “participative – everyone has input” in our eyes but it seems that people need more direction than that to motivate them at work.

What do you think ?

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This is how it works....

Pick a number between 1 and 32. Your number relates to one Nation taking part in the World Cup. If your Nation wins the World Cup, you win our Competition and receive 3 MONTH’S OF FREE JOB ADVERTISING.

The rules:
- You need to be using TipTopJob currently.
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- The company that was allocated the Nation who wins the World Cup, wins our Competition.
- The winner is granted 3 month’s of FREE job advertising on TipTopJob after their current advertising contract lapses.
- One entry per company.

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Good luck!

Our recent survey about motivations at work have found that 33% of people need to see their boss every single day to stay motivated at work. 8% felt that every other day would suffice which means that a massive 41% need to see their boss AT LEAST every other day in order to maintain motivational drive.

16% think a few times per week would keep them motivated, 20% say once per week, 2% say once per fortnight and 8% say once per month.

The survey also found that 13% did not need to see their boss at all which probably accounts for those self-motivated individuals who have bosses that work from home or in another office on the other side of the Globe. 

With technology today, companies employees do not need to work daily from the same office but it is clear from this survey that we need to be careful about splitting up too many of the workforce as many individuals feel they need to work closely with their boss in order to stay motivated.

Let us know what you think?

Do you work in the same office as your boss and need to see them to stay motivated?

Or are you someone who likes to have your space and can drive yourself on?

With the increasing use of smartphones, it is not surprising that in our latest survey we found that over 72% searched for a job from their mobile at least once per day.

Not only that, our survey found that 28% of people actually search several times per day and 19% every hour. 25% said they searched once per day!

On the other end of the scale, only 17% said they NEVER searched from their mobile. As the months and years go by, this figure will reduce further. More and more people are moving to use mobiles for more than just telephone calls and text messages. Smartphone provide the ability to do so much more from a mobile with increasing speeds and ease.

So, where do you sit? Are you one of the 17% who have never searched for a job from your mobile? Do you think you may do next time?

If you are a regular user, do you use apps or the internet pages of job boards? And what else do you use your smartphone for other than phone calls or text messages?

We would love to hear what you have to say about this very prevalent topic.