赞扬比加薪更重要一托福阅读机经背景.docx

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料赞扬比加薪更重要一托福阅读机经背景Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact,itseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycouldsavebusinesses£5billioneveryyear.Frequentlyhearingthephrase"thankyou"or"welldone"meansthesametostaffasamodestpayrise,researcherssay.Praisea

2、ndencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs,savingonthecostoffindingreplacements.Athirdof1,000workerssurveyedbyconsultingfirmWhiteWaterStrategiessaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwell-andafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenott

3、hankedenough.Inbothcases,staffsaidtheyfeltundervalued,meaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.Thenetresultisaround£5.2billioninlostproductivityfromemployeeswhowouldraisetheirgameiftheyfeltmoreappreciate

4、d,WhiteWaterclaimed.Accordingtothecompany,praisingstaffhasthesamemotivationalkickasa1percentpayrise-andworksoutmuchcheaperforbosses.Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregularacknowledgementbytheirbosseswasimportanttothem,butonlyaquartersaidtheywereactual

5、lygivenasmuchpraiseastheyfelttheyneeded.Thesurveyfoundthatthoseinblue-collarandmanualjobswerelesslikelytobegivenanyrecognitionfordoingwell.Inregionalterms,Scottishstafffeltmostundervalued.Fouroutoftenworkerssaidtheywereneverthankedandeightoutoftensai

6、dtheywouldlikemorepraise.However,workersintheNorth-Eastarelessimpressedbybeingbutteredupbytheboss,asonly69percentsaidtheyfelttheneedtobetold"welldone"regularly.Olderemployeesandwomenneedthemostreassurance,accordingtopsychologistAverilLeimon,adirector

7、ofWhiteWaterStrategies.Shesaidthatwordsofpraisedidmorethancreateapleasantplacetowork-theycouldevenboostprofits.俗话说“礼多无所失(却得到一切)”。事实表明，对员工以礼相待每年能为公司节省50亿英镑的支出。研究人员称，对于员工而言，经常听到“谢谢”或“做得好”等礼貌之辞与适度加薪具有同样意义。此外，赞扬和鼓励也能提高员工的工作积极性、并有利于稳定军心，从而能节省招聘成本。怀特•沃特战略咨

8、询公司对一千名员工开展了一项调查。调查结果显示，三分之一的受访员工称，即使他们工作表现出色，也没得到过老板的一句“感谢”;另有三分之一的人认为自己没有得到足够的感谢。这两类员工都觉得自己没得到足够的重视，这意味着他们的工作积极性很可能会降低，而且换工作的可能性增大。怀特•沃特公司称，员工工作效率低下造成了约52亿英镑的损失。但如果员工感到倍受赏识，他们的工作积极性就会提高。怀特•沃特公司称，赞扬员工与1%的加薪具有同样的激励作用，而且这对于老板来说也更加划算。调查显示，四分之三的员工称，经常得到