Discover insights on employee recognition and engagement, workplace culture, performance management, people analytics, and more.
Culture
August 15, 2022
There are few things as simple or powerful as the act of saying “thank you.” Studies show that daily gratitude benefits individual mental and physical health, while also improving organizational health and business results.
Recognition
What began as a single car dealership in 1979 run by Larry H. and Gail Miller, has grown into one of the largest privately-owned companies in the United States. The group’s primary mission is “To Enrich Lives.”
With the reality of permanent remote work settling in for many, the distinction between work and personal life is blurred, making happiness in our work more imperative than ever to avoid burnout.
Performance
August 11, 2022
In this article, we discuss why employee feedback is valuable and give tips regarding how to collect it effectively. Let's get started!
August 10, 2022
The concept of rewards and recognition-based programs appears to be similar; after all, both offer some form of validation for a job well done. Now, what's the difference between the two?
Remote Work
Engaging remote employees can be difficult and even a burden for a lot of employers. Worry no more - Here are 4 easy yet highly effective tips to keep your employees engaged and highly motivated while working remotely.
Nowadays, the modern organization is expected to be both agile and open to change. While this is easier said than done, employees now expect more from organizations than ever before. Employees want the opportunity to grow within their organization while being engaged in meaningful work (and recognized for it, too!).
Every year, Employee Appreciation Day is celebrated on the first Friday in March - This is the official day to thank employees for their contributions to your organization. Recognition and appreciation can boost morale, increase employee engagement and reduce turnover.
August 4, 2022
Intrinsic motivation is essential to stay productive when working from home. At the same time, adding simple activities to your daily routine can help you feel your best productive self and master remote work. From having a routine, to managing online meetings – here’s a list of tips that will help you when working remotely.
People Analytics
Today’s HR professionals and business leaders face unprecedented challenges in attracting, engaging, and retaining their people. These challenges are expensive.
The stress reduction benefits alone may be incentive enough to incorporate laughter into your workplace daily routine, but when added to the benefits of team collaboration, productivity, and creativity, laughter becomes an impactful employee engagement tool.
August 3, 2022
There is a direct relationship between transparent leadership, increased employee alignment, operational efficiency, and customer loyalty.
Diversity and inclusion programs, and the progressive thinking behind them, are essential to organizations – influencing their values, culture, policies, and procedures.
At a time when there are more open positions than there are qualified candidates to fill them, there's a buyer's market for those who are seeking quality work experience. That leads the most talented candidates to become more discerning about where they work.
There’s a spectrum of psychological, emotional and social needs employees have to meet in order to perform well, connect with their organization, and find purpose in their work. More leaders are paying close attention to this spectrum. And for good reason, too.
Bottom line: employees that are truly engaged are more productive, make customers happier, and are less likely to leave their organizations. Here’s a good overview of why engagement matters, and even some tips on how to achieve it.
When the pandemic took hold in mid-March, we heard one urgent question: how do we keep our employees engaged through this?
Building employee engagement and culture is a complex project to tackle. Why not start by jotting down some ideas into a simple checklist?
A step-by-step guide to help you map out your career path.