Yesterday, I wrote about the “obvious” management practices that are often overlooked. Why does this happen? There are many reasons, but one not often … Read more
The Power of Positive Words: How They Can Inspire a Workplace Culture
One of my favorite blogs is Respectful Workplace. Posts are always thoughtful, well considered and inspiring. A recent post on The Power of Wordsstruck a … Read more
Employee Incentive Programs: Flexibility Is the Key in Making Them Work
Creating an employee incentives program should be considered a key factor in any business plan to keep the employees motivated, regardless of the economic … Read more
How Recognition Can Help Reinforce Your Changing Company Strategy
Does your organization operate under a 3-5 year strategic plan? Do you or your leadership team periodically sit through days-long meetings to update your … Read more
Attitude Adjustment: How Employee Recognition and (a Little) Humility Can Help
Surveys are tricky things — especially one-question, multi-choice polls with little context. Sure, they’re fun and occasionally insightful (I enjoy … Read more
Today on TLNT Radio: Motivating Employees, Company Culture and Retention
During last week’s episode of TLNT Radio, we talked about the future of social recruiting from two CEO’s who hope to be on the forefront of it: Rick Marini … Read more
Is There Really an ROI in Employee Recogniton?
I’m often asked, “Where’s the ROI in recognition?” One answer is in the dramatic, double-digit boost strategic employee recognition regularly gives to … Read more
Motivating Employees: Do You Let Them Know When They Perform Well?
I greatly enjoy the regular New York Times column “Corner Office,” which features interviews with CEOs on their leadership styles, lessons learned and … Read more
Corporate Culture: It Either Underpins (or Undermines) Your Corporate Brand
You create and reinforce your culture every day with the employee behaviors, actions and attitudes you recognize and reward. Last week I wrote about IABC … Read more
With Employee Recognition, Maybe it’s Time to Change the Metric
Artificial hearts have waxed and waned in popularity in the medical community over the decades. Most artificial heart designs are, essentially, pumps with … Read more