As my American team members prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I’m in a mood to share top ways to say thanks. While all below are written with the … Read more
Top 3 Employee Rewards and Recognition Trends for 2014
Low levels of employee engagement are plaguing companies today and improved rewards and recognition programs are the solution, according to Accelir’s … Read more
What Part Will Employee Recognition Play During the Holiday Season?
Your company holiday events and parties are probably already on the calendar and in the serious planning stages, but where are your recognition efforts on … Read more
3 Lessons From Ford on Why Company Culture Really Does Matter
The 2008 recession was shocking to many for many reasons, not least of which was the failure or near failure of very large companies that had become … Read more
What Comes First — Great Engagement, or Great Work?
If you’re managing a team you might wonder what comes first: engaged and personally invested employees or productive, great work? Or to put it another way, … Read more
Want to Boost Retention? Adopt an Early Recognition Strategy
Retaining employees within the first five years of service can be a challenge. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average job tenure … Read more
It’s Nutty to Think Recognition Does Employees “More Harm Than Good”
I am deeply disturbed by an article by Lucy Kellaway in the Financial Times. In it, based on research about sales people flattering customers, Kellaway … Read more
The Serious Consequences of Getting Team Recognition Wrong
The husband of a member of my team (we’ll call him “Tom”) works on very complex circuit board designs. The way the company is structured, Tom … Read more
How Storytelling Can Help Recognize Employees and Build Your Culture
Once upon a time, I worked for a company that used epic storytelling in their cultural narrative. The annual company-wide party was a chance to recount the … Read more
The No. 1 Talent Management Strategy You Probably Still Aren’t Using
I received an email last week from a former colleague thanking me for shaping the vision for a project that finally got launched to much success five years … Read more