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How to Maintain Focus in the Midst of Change

Concluding my theme on change management and rewards begun on Monday , Knowledge@Wharton published another article in which DuPont’s CEO Ellen Kullman dissected the need for change in her organization to maintain its success as an innovation powerhouse...

Published 31 Jul 2009 12:22 PM by globoforce

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

Are You a Change Addict?

Building on the theme of change management and rewards from my last post , Knowledge@Wharton has been running a series on business leader reaction to change and the recession. In one article , BP executive Fiona MacLeod called the corporate world out...

Published 29 Jul 2009 12:15 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, operational excellence

Measuring Reward Systems * Driving Change through Recognition

I am recently enamored of Steve Kerr’s new book Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up? Steve is currently the Chief Learning Officer at Goldman Sachs and served previously in the same position at General Electric under Jack Welch. You may be more familiar...

Published 27 Jul 2009 12:10 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition for all, company values and recognition, strategic recognition, motivating employees, performance management, operational excellence, measuring recognition and engagement

Self-Esteem, Sabotage and Psychic Income

As I wrote the title to this post, I knew many of my readers would dismiss it as nothing more than psychobabble. Recent research out of Singapore Management University (SMU), however, shows “deviant behaviours, or behaviours initiated by employees that...

Published 24 Jul 2009 12:48 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees

“War for Talent” Still a Reality * Are You Ready?

Continuing on the theme preparing for the upturn , are you ready to meet the talent shortage that will come in the upturn? Many would dismiss this concern out of hand, believing the high unemployment rates today will fill the void tomorrow. But many of...

Published 22 Jul 2009 12:08 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, employee retention

What Next? A Leader’s 5-Step Action List to Prepare for the Upturn

The economic upturn is coming. We are already beginning to see signs of improvement in the wider market and among our own customer base of some of the world’s largest organizations. But even as we see these positive indicators, we are reminded that employment...

Published 20 Jul 2009 12:04 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees

Employee Engagement * What Do You Want to Know?

I was honored to see Globoforce included as the only recognition provider in the Aberdeen Group’s Research Preview – Employee Engagement: Strategies to Drive Operational Excellence . I am greatly anticipating this report, due out this month, that promises...

Published 17 Jul 2009 12:01 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, operational excellence

Employee Engagement as Stock Market Indicator

Quantum Workplace issued an interesting press release last month showing a strong correlation between their employee engagement index (“measured by the ability and willingness of individuals to exert effort for the benefit of the company, speak highly...

Published 15 Jul 2009 12:54 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research

Why Bother with Employee Engagement?

Why should you bother with employee engagement – especially now when so many other concerns fill your plate? In this Forbes article, Douglas Conant, CEO of Campbell Soup put it simply and well: “I saw that of all the measurable elements related to culture...

Published 13 Jul 2009 12:00 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research, employee retention

Undercover Lessons * Over-communicate to Engage

Has anyone watched Undercover Boss ? It aired last month in the UK and my American colleagues tell me a U.S. version is slated for sometime this year. The premise has a high-level company director going undercover to film a “documentary” as an average...

Published 10 Jul 2009 12:43 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, employee engagement, importance of executive buy-in, strategic recognition

Are You Watering Your Culture Tree?

I’m a fan of Wally Bock’s Three Star Leadership blog. A couple of recent posts focused on company culture and how easily it can be destroyed to the detriment of company success. In Home Depot at 30: A Lesson in Corporate Culture , Wally tells the story...

Published 8 Jul 2009 12:41 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition

Overcoming 'Survivor Syndrome' after Layoffs

Has your organization, like so many others, had to conduct layoffs due to this recession? What’s your take on those actions? Do you believe they were truly necessary for the company to survive and that the company handled the process well with frequent...

Published 6 Jul 2009 3:30 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, Comments on Articles and Research, high performance culture

Readers Speak * Trends in Employee Engagement, Recognition and Attitudes

As regular readers of the Globoblog know, I’ve been posting a weekly poll on the blog home page (upper left corner) for nearly a year now. While the weekly results have been sometimes interesting, sometimes perplexing and often confirmatory of what industry...

Published 3 Jul 2009 12:37 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, employee engagement, strategic recognition, Globoforce News, reward choice

Are You Fostering a Culture of Appreciation or Competition

As I said in my last post , courageous and thoughtful leadership is critical during this time of fear among the workforce. I’m encouraged that so many company leaders I speak with regularly are continuing and even increasing their investment in employee...

Published 1 Jul 2009 12:15 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, strategic recognition

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