I’ve got a cool story for you about the power of sharing feedback — both positive and negative. A while back, I wrote a letter to the president of my … Read more
Motivating Employees Takes Culture, Peer Recognition, Going the Extra Mile
What motivates employees? Is it money? Feeling valued at work? Connecting with a company’s social mission? All these are good answers, but a new Tinypulse … Read more
Improving Engagement: Sometimes, It Just Takes a Little More Recognition
Last week, I shared information showing that increasing employee engagement is one of the best ways you can help secure corporate information. Today, I’m … Read more
Two Lessons We Should Have Learned in Management 101
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. An interesting book that was … Read more
Rewarding Employees is Good, But Being “Fair” is Better Still
Any parents out there? What’s the most common refrain you hear from your kids? In my house, it’s “That’s not fair!” It can apply to anything – who got the … Read more
Don’t Let an Earthquake Get in the Way of Recognizing Employees
I live about two hours from California’s Napa Valley. When people hear that they tell me they’re jealous and ask how often I go wine tasting. Umm … … Read more
Apple Shows How to Really Treat Employees – Even When They Depart
Long before the iPhone 6 was launched, I was hooked on Apple. My first desktop computer was a MacIntosh SE II with a whopping 1 mb of ram, and I’ve been an … Read more
The Market Basket Shutdown: It Taught Us What Matters to Workers Most
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the unfolding saga of the Market Basket grocery store walkout. For those not in the know, non-unionized employees walked off … Read more
3 Reasons to Empower All Employees to Give Discretionary Rewards
Ann Bares (editor of Compensation Café and contributor to TLNT), published a very good post here yesterday on discretionary rewards. The article focused … Read more
Workplace Appreciation Can Be Pretty Simple — and Effective
Do you think telling someone they’re doing great work on the job will fall on deaf ears? Research says differently. In an economy where money is still … Read more