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Two researchers studied employee morale via work journals from 238 professionals.  A Harvard business professor and a Harvard psychologist collaborated to find four ways managers can ruin morale:

  1. Stall the worker’s most meaningful projects.  Such as one manager who routinely moved people on and off projects apparently at his whim.
  2. Block progress on goals.  Such

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You know, its almost like some employers want to be sued.  Or, they want strife of some sort.  I once had seven women come see me about their job.  As I listened to the ladies, I realized their claims were less about discrimination and more about horrible working conditions.  They worked in a small office.

I believe you can often discern the better places to work just by walking in the front door.  If employees are willing to chat with a visitor or assist with questions beyond their normal area of expertise, that is probably a positive working environment.  Such a workplace has high morale.  But, if the workers are…