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Shuffling the Cards
There’s a fine line between organized and obsessive, and I teeter on it every year around this time, as I scramble to get my holiday cards perfected and my holiday shopping completed. I’m happy to...
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Guest Blog: Know Your Peeps
Occasionally we feature a guest blogger who brings new perspectives on key issues in the worlds of culture, engagement and recognition. This week we welcome Scott Carbonara—aka The Leadership...
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I am a Special Snowflake
I know that headline might sound sarcastic, but I assure you it’s quite sincere. You see… I *am* a special snowflake. I am utterly unique, like no other employee you will ever have. I have different...
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Are Your Employee Awards Black-Friday Enabled?
It’s Thanksgiving time here in the United States. So you might expect that this week I’d be blogging about gratitude, thankfulness, and pie. (Mmm, pie.) But we covered gratitude last week, so I’ve...
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Are Rewards Demotivating? Myth and Reality
Incentives which are not performance based can fall flat–but the science shows that inspired rewards do not inhibit intrinsic motivation. One of the central themes for this blog is the tremendous power...
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Fixing Your Total Rewards Mix: Tom McMullen Q+A (Part 2)
Get insights from Tom McMullen on finding the right mix of rewards for employees. Which reward programs provide the greatest impacts and ROI for employees? What role does peer recognition play in...
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What Everyone Should Know About Introverts At Work
Don’t miss Susan Cain at WorkHuman 2017. Did you know that as much as a third to half of people are introverts? That means potentially half of our workers require time alone to recharge and...
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‘Tis the Season to Evaluate Your Total Rewards Strategy
‘Tis the season for holiday parties, gift swaps, and … budgets, if you’re in compensation and total rewards. Perhaps your organization is ahead of the curve and you’ve already figured out 2017. Or...
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5 Takeaways from the New SHRM/Globoforce Recognition Survey
2016 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey For the data geeks among us, the release of the 2016 SHRM/Globoforce Recognition Survey is like an early holiday gift. It’s packed with fascinating...
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Your Sales Comp Plan Stinks (And What To Do About It)
As you read this, some of your best inside and outside sales people are either thinking about leaving or are being actively poached by your competitors. Why? It’s a new year and organizations are...
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How to Recognize Quiet Leaders: Susan Cain Q+A (Part 1)
Do you ever think about the kinds of people who get promoted in your organization? Are different personality types – both extroverts and introverts – represented in that group, and made to feel like...
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Is Employee Appreciation Day Fake News?
Today is Employee Appreciation Day, the one day each year when you’re supposed to throw a party and thank your employees for all the hard work and dedication they’ve shown your company the other 364...
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Empowerment … You Keep Using That Word
In today’s workplace, businesses are trying to do everything they can to wring the last bit of “engagement” out of their employees. Not that every business really understands what engagement means,...
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10 Tips for Modernizing Employee Recognition and Rewards
Learn how to modernize employee recognition and rewards in the new Gartner report. Are you interested in implementing a centralized recognition and reward program, but not sure where to begin? Do you...
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Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust at Total Rewards
Is it possible to boil down everything we know about building culture into a few key ingredients? Possibly. One of my favorite quotes from WorldatWork’s Total Rewards conference this week in...
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Top 6 Megatrends Changing the Face of HR and Business
How are leading companies shifting their focus when it comes to HR and the overall employee experience? Which traditional HR practices are falling by the wayside and what is taking their place? No...
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Everyone in the world of HR is talking about the end of annual performance reviews. The chatter is focused on how to promote a coaching culture throughout the year to continuously improve employee...
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A Business Case for (Real) Vacation Time
As painful as it is to admit, summer is quickly coming to a close. Kids are gearing up to go back to school (and some may be back already). I’m about to trade in my iced coffees for pumpkin spiced...
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If Neuroscientists Ruled the Workplace
I’ve just returned from a super nerdy and fascinating conference – the NeuroLeadership Institute Summit in New York City (coined “the most brain-friendly conference in the world”). Now in its 10th...
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[Turnover Calculator] Can You Afford to Do Nothing?
If you’ve been paying attention to the markets, you know 2017 has been a pretty good year for the U.S. economy. And yet, you may also notice that economic growth and confidence is not necessarily...
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