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Work Worth Doing with Quintiles

If you enjoyed the DHL webinar , you may also want to view the webinar with Quintiles on their Work Worth Doing strategic employee recognition program. IN 2004, new hire retention was a major priority for improvement for Quintiles. Leadership saw employee...

Published 31 Dec 2009 11:58 AM by globoforce

Filed under: webinar recaps, culture of appreciation, global recognition, employee retention, Customer Stories

First Choice Honors with DHL

DHL Global Forwarding ’s Senior Director of Talent Management, Brent Biedermann, recently joined me for a webinar on how they’ve applied the five tenets of strategic recognition within their First Choice Honors program, which was designed to improve the...

Published 29 Dec 2009 11:56 AM by globoforce

Filed under: webinar recaps, culture of appreciation, global recognition, Customer Stories, reward choice

Give the Gift of Sincere Thanks

In this holiday season of expressing our love and appreciation to family and friends through the giving of gifts, I’d like to express my thanks and appreciation for all of those who make my work life fun, enjoyable and truly meaningful. Without my colleagues...

Published 23 Dec 2009 11:54 AM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, recognition for all, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees, high performance culture

Overcoming Common Global Recognition Fears

One of the most common concerns I hear when talking with large, global organizations about employee recognition is the cultural factor: “People are different ‘over there.’ I’m afraid of offending ‘them’ so we prefer to not implement formal recognition...

Published 21 Dec 2009 12:49 PM by globoforce

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

Recognition by Half Measures Is Worse than No Recognition at All

If you’re going to offer an employee recognition program, don’t do it by half measures or you will actually create a worse situation. How can a some well-intentioned recognition be worse than no recognition at all you ask? In two ways: 1) In those you...

Published 18 Dec 2009 12:05 PM by globoforce

Filed under: global recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, reward choice

Navigating Global Recognition Programs

Marc Wallace, a senior consultant with the Hay Group , recently published an excellent article in Workspan on the challenges of and best practices for “Designing and Implementing Global Recognition Programs.” I was pleased to see so many of the best practices...

Published 16 Dec 2009 12:02 PM by globoforce

Filed under: global recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition

"Resume Tsunami” Coming * Are You Ready?

Multiple research reports cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article see the job market improving and as a result some top talent already exiting organizations looking for a better opportunity. Right Management found the same in a survey of North American...

Published 14 Dec 2009 12:56 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, employee retention, cash vs non-cash rewards

5 Traits of a Recognition Grinch

‘Tis the season of the endless cycle of holiday movies on every channel. Flipping past the Dr. Seuss cartoon classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas (about a creature who so hates Christmas he attempts to steal every element of it from a local town) got...

Published 11 Dec 2009 12:49 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, global recognition, recognition for all, company values and recognition, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees

Tips for Creating a Corporate Culture

I write and speak often on the importance of fostering a culture of appreciation, creating a work environment in which employees want to engage. An excellent article in Kelly Service's Smart Manager recently offered “10 Ways to Create a Corporate...

Published 9 Dec 2009 12:41 PM by globoforce

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

Lack of Recognition = “Blow to the Head”

Some very interesting research has been coming out in multiple sources recently on the work of behavioral economists, results that Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup , summarizes as: “the discovery that human decision making is more emotional than...

Published 7 Dec 2009 2:59 PM by globoforce

Filed under: culture of appreciation, employee engagement, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, motivating employees, performance management

Hard Work + Long Hours ≠ Employee Engagement

A report out of the UK reveals how thinly stretched the employee/employer contract is becoming as the effects of the recession linger in organizations. The study from the Hay Group highlights that a large majority of employees are choosing to work longer...

Published 4 Dec 2009 12:08 PM by globoforce

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

State of Engagement * Bringing Strategy to Concept

Ed Fraunheim wrote an excellent summation of many of the challenges, benefits and techniques for employee engagement in “Commitment Issues” in the November 16, 2009, issue of Workforce Management. Some highlights: • “If businesses want fired-up, dedicated...

Published 2 Dec 2009 12:04 PM by globoforce

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

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