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Leadership Needed * Project Security and Hope to Motivate

Thriving during this recession and positioning your organization to gain competitive advantage and market share when the upturn comes requires courageous and thoughtful leadership now. It is no secret that your people – their behavior, engagement and...

Published 29 Jun 2009 12:12 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, strategic recognition

Effecting Positive Behavior and Culture Change

Continuing on the change management theme of my last post , how do you effect positive behavior and culture change in your organization? Globoforce pioneered the concept of values-based recognition to manage this change process. This approach clearly...

Published 24 Jun 2009 12:21 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, recognition for all, company values and recognition, importance of executive buy-in, strategic recognition, reward choice, measuring recognition and engagement

Measuring to Drive Change, Not Just Results

Are you stuck in a measurement loop, measuring for measurement’s sake with no real action or benefit tied to what you learn? A few weeks ago, I posted about the difference between awareness and enforcement and what this means to actually changing behavior...

Published 22 Jun 2009 12:05 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, strategic recognition, measuring recognition and engagement

Interpreting Employee Engagement Results

Some recent research points to interesting effects of the recession on employee satisfaction and engagement. A CIPD survey found employee satisfaction has risen among UK employees since 2006, but CIPD notes, “but this could be the employee opinion survey...

Published 19 Jun 2009 12:01 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, employee engagement

HR Executives Agree * Recognition Critical in a Recession

On Monday , I blogged about research showing the benefits of recognition to nearly every sector of the business. This article , which appeared in Workforce Management last month, brings that research into the real world in interviews with the HR chiefs...

Published 17 Jun 2009 2:57 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, company values and recognition, high performance culture

Do You Want Your Company to Succeed in this Recession? Start Recognizing Employees Now!

The Recognition Council recently issued a report, “The Time for Employee Recognition and Rewards Programs Is Now,” that summarizes well the reasoning for and benefits of recognition in a recession . Evolving research tells us that: • Employees who feel...

Published 15 Jun 2009 12:56 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, strategic recognition, high performance culture

Ask Derek * Invest in Appreciation to Prepare for the Upturn

I recently received this question from Vijender B. via the ‘Ask Derek’ section at the foot of this blog. “How important is this for the company to have their employees motivated in terms of their work related issues and moral support? How important do...

Published 10 Jun 2009 12:45 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, recognition for all, company values and recognition, strategic recognition

New Market Research * Overcome Morale Crisis with Recognition & Communication

In a of HR professionals and employees conducted by Globoforce, we found the recession and resulting actions by companies are negatively impacting employee morale: * 70% of employees indicated that layoffs and the reduction or elimination of programs...

Published 8 Jun 2009 1:03 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, Globoforce News

Building a Culture of Appreciation? Avoid Negative Recognition.

Are you trying to foster a culture of appreciation in your workplace or organization? Foundational to such a culture is frequent, meaningful and personal recognition of effort. What’s the level of recognition in your organization? To find out, ask people...

Published 5 Jun 2009 12:35 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, recognition for all, Comments on Articles and Research, performance management

Trust * A Powerful (and Fun) Form of Recognition

In a recent post , I wrote about six different types of recognition – effort, skills and talents, the need for focus and direction, personal needs, the need to grow and develop, and the need to let of steam. I asked blog readers to let me know if I’d...

Published 3 Jun 2009 12:32 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, company values and recognition, strategic recognition, high performance culture, operational excellence

Use Your Company Values to Drive Business Success

I’m always on the look-out for CEO’s who get the benefit of a Values-driven culture. Since the mid 1980s, company executives have invested billions in time, effort and money to develop mission statements and list the values they need employees at every...

Published 1 Jun 2009 12:30 PM by globoforce

Filed under: company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, measuring recognition and engagement

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