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
It’s a New Year – Isn’t It Time for a New Rewards Program?
Whether your plan for it or not, the post-holiday lull is inevitable. After a stream of holiday parties, short work weeks, and general end of year … Read more
The Office Christmas Party: One Last Chance to Get Engagement Right
“Yeah, our Christmas party is on Friday night in the conference rooms. In the conference rooms! They will bring food and drinks in. Nobody wants to attend … Read more
How Do You Evaluate Contributions to Your Workplace Team?
This week, in his always excellent Three Star Leadership blog, management guru Wally Bock said this: When you review performance you should review both … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bonuses & Perks are Returning, But Nutty Gifts Are, Too
We’re getting pretty deep into the holiday season, and as a recent press release from Careerbuilder put it, “The Scrooge economy appears to be … Read more
11 Things That Might Make YOUR Workers Happy
Joy, happiness and jolliness are what we all seem to want – perhaps especially at this time of year. And, since I’m writing this post in … 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
Want to Improve Morale and Teamwork? Start by Spreading Goodwill
Do you want to improve employee morale? Would you like greater teamwork, especially across departments? How does elevating your customer service quality — … Read more
The 3 Things Your Employees Want Most This Holiday Season
As some readers may know, I have the honor and privilege of also being a contributing blogger on Compensation Café, which is hosted and edited by fellow … Read more
Cash is King, But Here Are 3 Reasons Why it Doesn’t Motivate Employees
I’ve written often about why cash not a good method for motivating employees (including my post yesterday as well as these older ones on cash bonuses … Read more