Not too long ago, I was thrilled to see a stark and riveting example of a CEO fearlessly leading culture change in his organization – Antony Jenkins, CEO … Read more
A Key to the American-US Air Deal: Merging both Workplace Cultures
The long anticipated merger of two major U.S. airlines is now official. American Airlines and US Airways will merge their operations, their customer bases, … Read more
Don’t Count on Compensation (or Raises) for Employee Engagement
Let’s be honest with each other and – more importantly – with our employees. Raises during the last several years have not even covered cost of living … Read more
How Fiefdoms Destroy Company Culture (and What You Can Do about It)
Recently, I had breakfast with a friend, Martha. As friends do over coffee and pastry, we filled each other in on the latest happenings in our work and … Read more
Is Your Recognition Program a Joke? (Like the NFL Pro Bowl?)
Did you even notice that the NFL Pro Bowl, a massive recognition program, was played last Sunday in Hawaii? Maybe that’s because you have been … Read more
Goodies and Gimmicks Won’t Get You a High-Performing Workforce
A while back, I was doing a public program on how to keep employee morale high and shared my “Forget the Goodies, Gimmicks, and Gala Events Approach to … Read more
What Motivates Employees to Stay? It’s Mostly About the Pay
Sometimes, the simplest and most logical answer that makes the most sense. So it is with CareerBuilder‘s latest survey that digs deep into just what … Read more
Employee Engagement’s Ultimate End Goal? It’s to Transform the Culture
I’ve written before that employee engagement isn’t an “initiative” and it most certainly isn’t a “survey.” Yes, surveys and planning are part of the … Read more
Employee Recognition: Sometimes, It’s Just About Simply Paying Attention
During the last five years or so that I’ve been blogging about employee recognition and rewards, I’ve written innumerable posts on best practices for … Read more
Survey Finds That Recognition Linked to Core Values Delivers Increased ROI
The latest Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker is out and the findings are quite interesting. I like this bi-annual report because it focuses on the opinions … Read more