By Gretchen Rubin
Every Wednesday is Tip Day, or Quiz Day, or List Day.
This Wednesday: Quiz--Are you an "energizer" or a "de-energizer" at work?
I'm reading Cross and Perker's The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations, and I was riveted by their discussion of energy. This caught my eye, because my father is always emphasizing the importance of energy, whether at work or at play -- especially at work.
Cross and Parker argue that energy is a key factor in understanding who is effective at work, and why. When they analyzed networks of co-workers, knowing whether someone was considered an "energizer" and a "de-energizer" shed a great deal of light on how networks worked, and how productive various people managed to be. Their discussion... More...
