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A Task Force for Employee Engagement?

Recognize This! – Is another “initiative” the way to go to help employees overcome lingering recession fears and re-engage in the workplace? The press in the UK has been buzzing these last couple of weeks with news of the reinvigoration of the Employee...

Published 22 Apr 2011 8:57 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

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

Signs Employees Are Ready to Walk and What You Can Do to Retain Them

Recognize This! – Employees are regaining control of their value in the workplace. Where does employee retention fall in your priorities for 2011 list? Too many are still complacent, believing the poor job market will keep workers in place. But hiring...

Published 11 Apr 2011 9:20 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

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

What Culture Did You Create in Your Company during the Recession?

Recognize This: The good times are over for companies that took advantage of the recession on the backs of their employees. Did you (or your company) resort to any measure necessary to survive the recession – layoffs, salary cuts or freezes, etc? Or,...

Published 21 Feb 2011 9:05 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

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

Sacrificing Company Culture Puts Market Share at Risk

Recognize This: Commitment to your company culture cannot rise and fall with economy. During the recession, many companies took harsh actions they likely had no choice but to do. But many others took similar actions out of fear or even greed. Those who...

Published 14 Jan 2011 9:01 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, company values and recognition, importance of executive buy-in, Comments on Articles and Research, operational excellence, culture management

A Real Holiday Present: Serve the Public Good

Recognize This: Companies are sitting on record profits, but with no change in sight for their people practices. How flush are you feeling right about now? If you celebrate Christmas, your wallet is likely feeling quite a bit lighter or you’re waiting...

Published 24 Dec 2010 8:38 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, culture of appreciation, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, employee retention, performance management, operational excellence

Employee Recognition ROI at KPMG

Recognize This: The emotional impact of recognition is huge compared to the low monetary investment. Last month I had the pleasure of participating in a webinar, Recognition the KPMG Way: Driving Employee Engagement and Success , with Sara Turner, UK...

Published 15 Dec 2010 8:51 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, webinar recaps, culture of appreciation, employee engagement, global recognition, recognition for all, motivating employees, reward choice, culture management

Knowing the Path to Your Destination * How to Communicate Your Strategic Plan

How’s your 2011 planning going? What changes do you see on the horizon for your organization’s strategic plan? There’s been a great deal of fluctuation in strategic plans during the last three years as companies have reacted to economic pressures in numerous...

Published 10 Dec 2010 8:22 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

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

“The Power of Post-Recession Recognition”

I’m honored to have an article I wrote included in last month’s issue of Workspan magazine: "The Power of Post-Recession Recognition." Here’s a key excerpt: “The survey showed 45% of respondents from organizations that had a recognition program...

Published 8 Dec 2010 8:56 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

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

Keeping What’s Important * Employee Recognition

It’s always good to be validated by the research. Thankfully, we did not see companies we work with contracting their recognition efforts in the recession. Most saw the importance of continuing employee recognition programs as critical to their ability...

Published 3 Nov 2010 8:30 AM by Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, Comments on Articles and Research, strategic recognition, operational excellence

Rehumanizing the Workforce: Telling Stories that Resonate

This week I’ve discussed the death of trust and loyalty in the workplace and the dehumanization of the workforce , but I didn’t offer many solutions. Of course, I believe the obvious solution to much of the outfall of these practices is strategic employee...

Published 15 Oct 2010 8:37 AM by globoforce

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

Inmates or Teammates: Rehumanizing the Workforce

During the last couple of years, I get the feeling that corporations have reverted to workplaces of the Industrial Revolution, where people are seen as just another cog in the machine that can be easily pulled out and replaced if necessary. This dehumanization...

Published 13 Oct 2010 8:29 AM by globoforce

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

Employee Trust in Its Death Throes

Employee trust in and loyalty for the employer has been dying a slow, agonizing death for the last several decades. It began with massive layoffs in the 1970s-80s when employees who thought they had a job for life, like their parents before them, found...

Published 11 Oct 2010 2:29 PM by globoforce

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

Employee Engagement Continues to Fall, along with Shareholder Return

Why should you care about employee engagement? Because it directly impacts shareholder return, EPS, financial improvement and competitive advantage. Hewitt research found a 63% differential in total shareholder return for companies with high employee...

Published 6 Oct 2010 9:21 AM by globoforce

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

Employee Engagement Continues to Fall as Business Practices Remain Unchanged

Are you concerned about your levels of employee engagement and how your employees are responding are we approach year two of pay cuts, no pay raises, increased workloads, and little appreciation? If not, you should be. Hewitt recently released startling...

Published 24 Sep 2010 8:13 AM by globoforce

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

How to Bounce Back from Extreme Downsizing

What’s your biggest concern in the next six months? WorldatWork recently reported the results of ComPsych Corp. survey asking just this question of HR managers. The answer itself is not surprising: “Maintaining employee productivity and morale” (31%)...

Published 30 Aug 2010 5:08 PM by globoforce

Filed under: recognition in an ailing economy, Comments on Articles and Research, motivating employees, employee retention, performance management, culture management

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