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The Economic Benefits of Culture in M&A

A very interesting paper out of Harvard Business School applies economic theory to the culture clash in mergers and acquisitions – what’s the cost and benefit? How do most effectively merge cultures? Defining culture as “the degree to which members have...

Published 30 Sep 2009 12:18 PM by globoforce

Filed under: Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, mergers and acquisitions

Study Proves Rude, Egotistical Bosses Lower Productivity

A recent study found the effects of rudeness in the workplace, especially superior to subordinate, have immediate and long reaching impacts. Even “second-hand rudeness” – observing rude behavior happening to others – significantly diminished performance...

Published 28 Sep 2009 12:14 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, motivating employees, high performance culture, performance management

Talent Management for the Global Imperative

Strategy+Business recently published an excellent article on the “Talent Innovation Imperative” , dissecting the old approach to talent and how to apply new strategies to greater effect in today’s far more demographically and gender diverse workforce...

Published 25 Sep 2009 2:00 PM by globoforce

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

Realigning Your Workforce with Your Priorities

Layoffs, mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, reorganizing – all outfall of the recession in the majority of companies to some extent and all creating the greatest challenge facing organizations in 2010 – alignment. The massive organizational upheavals...

Published 23 Sep 2009 11:59 AM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, high performance culture, operational excellence

Preparing for a Post Recession Workforce

Towers Perrin just issued a report showing largely ambivalence on the part of employees on the impact of layoffs on employee performance, organizational efficiency and sustainability post recession: “With promising signs of improving economic fortunes...

Published 21 Sep 2009 12:43 PM by globoforce

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

Evaluating Performance Appraisals

For those on an annual cycle of performance reviews, it’s that time of year – time to start preparing for the new cycle of performance evaluations. Kenexa recently came out with new research on the importance of the appraisal , especially on worker perception...

Published 18 Sep 2009 12:30 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, performance management

Rerouting Collaboration with Cisco

I’ve read about John Chambers’ “management experiment” in many sources during the last few months. From The New York Times , to the McKinsey Quarterly , to various blog sites , the CEO and Chairman of Cisco Systems, has explained his change from a command...

Published 16 Sep 2009 12:52 PM by globoforce

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

Learning from the Corner Office * Yum Brands and Ford Motor

I enjoy reading The New York Times ’ Corner Office column. I always gain insight from the lessons and perspectives of CEOs who are profiled in it. David C. Novack, chairman, chief executive of Yum brands had these interesting observations in a July column...

Published 14 Sep 2009 1:04 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, recognition for all, company values and recognition, importance of executive buy-in, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition

Want Engagement? Hold Your Managers Accountable!

In a recent article in BusinessWeek , Michelle Conlin wrote well on the link between employee engagement and the bottom line, citing examples from Campbell Soup , Best Buy and JC Penney. But it’s her final point, based on an example from Stryker, a medical...

Published 9 Sep 2009 11:55 AM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, importance of executive buy-in, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, high performance culture

The Reality of Recognition in a Recession

We’re often asked, “What can I do to encourage, motivate and engage my employees in this recession when my budgets are being cut?” Our CEO, Eric Mosley, answered this question well in “Hands Off the R&R Programs!” in last month’s issue of Human Resource...

Published 7 Sep 2009 12:52 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, recognition for all, Comments on Articles and Research

Science PROVES Carrots Are Rotten and Sticks Are Broken

I just watched a terrific presentation by Dan Pink , author of A Whole New Mind, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko and Free Agent Nation (and coming in December, Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us . Succinctly and humorously, Dan dissects...

Published 4 Sep 2009 11:41 AM by globoforce

Filed under: Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees, high performance culture, performance management, reward choice

Preparing for the Post-Recession Employee

Are you ready for the employee of the future – the one that has been burned by the workplace, with zero loyalty to “the company” and preference for striking out on their own? Don’t know what I’m talking about? Jack and Suzy Welch explained it this way...

Published 2 Sep 2009 12:48 PM by globoforce

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

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