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It’s been quite the busy year… travelling for conferences, keynotes and client engagements (okay, and maybe a little golf in Scotland – a blog for another day). Most recently, I was invited to speak (Mega Session) on “Building an Employee Engagement Roadmap” at SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exhibition which took place June 18-20th in Chicago…. [Read More]
5 Ways to Create a Motivational Culture When it comes to motivation, it’s natural for there to be ebbs and flows. Motivation may vary depending on the circumstances the employee is facing, whether it is work related, or something in their personal life. As managers we can’t necessarily motivate employees since motivation needs to come… [Read More]
A Celebratory Culture Boosts Employee Engagement Have you ever been sitting in a meeting after a successful deliverable and have the main focus be on what went wrong or how it can change/improve for the next time? I bet thissounds familiar to a lot of you. And it’s not really surprising because it’s human nature… [Read More]
Employee Engagement Starts with Onboarding Often, when we talk about employee engagement, we are talking about it to fix a problem; how to turn disengaged employees into engaged employees. As explained in a previous blog, we suggest that you modify your hiring practices so that you are hiring engaged employees using our B.E.S.T method. It’s also… [Read More]
What’s The BEST Way to Get Engaged Employees? Hire Them! According to Gallup, employee engagement barely improved in 2014 and only 31.5% of the U.S. workforce are engaged. There are many different initiatives to drive employee engagement, but how many organizations are looking at their hiring process to improve engagement? If we can improve our… [Read More]
January 20, 2015 Recognizing the Need for Recognition First and foremost, it’s important to realize that rewards and recognition are not one and the same. Rewards tend to have a cost associated with them, whereas recognition is typically free or of minimal cost. A great definition of employee recognition by Kim Harrison is “the timely,… [Read More]
January 13, 2015 Gamification: Making Work Fun! You may have heard the word gamification, as it’s starting to become more popular, especially in the workplace, but what exactly does it mean? Gamification is applying game metrics in non-game settings to increase user engagement and drive user behavior with appropriate rewards. Gamification is a great way… [Read More]
We have all been there: signing up for the gym membership, feeling motivated to get in shape and create healthy goals. It’s easy though, you sign up and now that you have this great membership you expect the pounds to start dropping, and your clothes to start fitting better. But did you sign up to… [Read More]
HBR Blog Network, 7/26/11, The childhood game of chicken is simple: 2 children run towards each other as fast as they can, until one turns away to avoid colliding into each other. We hope the game ended with our childhood, but adults play this game, whether it is in their professional or personal lives. The… [Read More]
March 12, 2011, Adam Bryant, New York Times. Google has identified Manager Tips That Are Most Effective For their Culture Be a good coach Empower you team and don’t micromanage Express interest in team member’s success and personal well being Don’t be a sissy-be productive and results-oriented Be a good communicator and listen to your team Help your… [Read More]
