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Realign, Reengage for Success in the Recovery

An interesting factoid from Challenger, Gray and Christmas that appeared on the back of a recent issue HR Executive : “54% of HR executives consider employee engagement the biggest challenge that companies face after job-cut announcements.” Makes sense...

Published 12 Oct 2009 12:30 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, employee engagement, company values and recognition, strategic recognition

ROI of Employee Recognition

Have you ever been asked, “Yes, I see why recognition may be helpful in boosting employee morale, but what’s the value of the program? Where’s the ROI?” An interesting report on The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition , recently issued by The Forum...

Published 5 Oct 2009 2:09 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, reward choice, measuring recognition and engagement

A Global Look at 2010 Planning and Engagement

Continuing on the theme of preparing for the recovery, Mercer’s global look at Human Capital Planning 2010: Resetting the Talent and Awards Agenda covers much the same ground as Watson Wyatt/WorldatWork for alignment concerns and recommendations: “A significantly...

Published 16 Oct 2009 12:37 PM by globoforce

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

Getting Recognition Right

Bnet’s Leila Bulling-Towne regularly offers instructive videos on a range of human resources, sales and marketing topics. A recent “House of Corrections” video on The Power of Recognition offered excellent insights into why recognition is important. Leila...

Published 19 Oct 2009 12:40 PM by globoforce

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

The Puppy Approach to Performance Reviews

It’s that time of year as HR professionals are gearing up for the annual performance review, a process I’ve written about before . I’ve read numerous perspectives on performance management in the last few weeks – for and against 360° reviews and how to...

Published 26 Oct 2009 11:02 AM by globoforce

Filed under: company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, motivating employees, performance management

Putting a Value on Engagement

Not as comprehensive or definitive as The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition research, The Economics of Engagement out of the Human Capital Institute and the Enterprise Engagement Alliance offers several interesting points on engagement, if not the...

Published 7 Oct 2009 12:21 PM by globoforce

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

Engagement Is…

In response to a post I wrote about engagement on the Employee Engagement Network , Jennifer Schulte global engagement director for Mars, Inc., about a communication campaign they have called “Engagement Is…” In Jennifer’s words from her comment to my...

Published 2 Oct 2009 12:31 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research

The Negative Power of Recognition Done Wrong

On Monday I shared a Bnet video that gave excellent tips and insight for recognition done right. In a recent article, Bnet’s Kevin Gray highlighted HP’s failure with incentive pay , an equally excellent example of recognition done wrong. In the early...

Published 21 Oct 2009 12:42 PM by globoforce

Filed under: Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, cash vs non-cash rewards

Cultural Wisdom and Recognition

A key point when planning or structuring an employee recognition program is keeping in mind what employees want – both through their work and in their rewards for a job well done. For a bit of a fun post this Friday, I’m sharing this funny video that...

Published 23 Oct 2009 12:08 PM by globoforce

Filed under: employee engagement, global recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees, reward choice

Building Alignment and Engagement into 2010 Planning

Watson Wyatt Worldwide and WorldatWork recently issued their 2009/2010 US Strategic Rewards Report: Looking toward Recovery – Realigning Rewards and Re-Engaging Employees . The report evaluates the impact of the workforce-based actions of the recession...

Published 14 Oct 2009 12:33 PM by globoforce

Filed under: company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, high performance culture, performance management, cash vs non-cash rewards

What Motivates? Survey Says: Meaning and Recognition

What motivates you at work? Bnet recently ran a poll asking just that. While some are still surprised, “cash” ranked third – behind “doing something meaningful” and “recognition.” Not surprisingly, praise won out over cash in a similar survey done nearly...

Published 9 Oct 2009 12:26 PM by globoforce

Filed under: Comments on Articles and Research, motivating employees, cash vs non-cash rewards

Are You Rewarding Bad Behavior?

Paul Hebert recently wrote an excellent post on the Incentive Intelligence Blog about a very poorly designed incentive program. That got me thinking about the many poorly designed recognition initiatives I’ve seen over the years as well. Scott Adams summarized...

Published 30 Oct 2009 11:30 AM by globoforce

Filed under: strategic recognition, motivating employees

Recognizing What Millennials Value in the Workplace

Millennials (also known as Gen Y) are a frequent topic as organizations are learning how to manage them most effectively given largely different values and approach to work. But what are these differences. Consolidating what I’ve read and experienced...

Published 28 Oct 2009 11:25 AM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition for all, company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, motivating employees, high performance culture

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