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The conversation on aligning values and strategy continues. Feryal Hafez sent in this follow-up question to my post on Tuesday (that was itself an answer to a direct question) that deserves more of an answer than I could give in a comment reply... More...

I like Seth Godin . I like his approach to the work world. I particularly admire his ability to write short, tight, pithy blog posts that never fail to make me think. A recent post of his has been running through the back of my mind for weeks now.... More...

Pay for performance seems to be much in the news and HR trade publications lately. The general take-away from all of the articles is that pay for performance doesn’t work (or at least doesn’t work as well as anticipated or desired) but everyone doe... More...

Studies and stories are released every day that confirm employees are feeling less loyal towards their employer, less motivated and more stressed at work. The latest study, conducted by CareerBuilder , shows that 24% of workers say they no longer f... More...

In mid 2009, I Love Rewards partnered with ConAgra Foods Canada to implement a rewards and recognition solution that would increase productivity, motivation and engage their employees to perform better by feeling valued and appreciated. H... More...

What’s more important to you? That things get done the “right” way or that the desired results are achieved? I recall how annoyed and even angry I would become as a child when my math teacher would mark my work as incorrect when my answer was righ... More...

A-players are hard to come by, even in a recession. As stated in the August 5th blog, The most serious threat to employers in this recession may be its end , top talent will always have choices. Employees who are not well taken care of, will leave o... More...

In a paean of praise to Bill Greehey, former CEO of Valero Energy and current CEO of NuStar, Dan Hilbert (who worked for Greehey at Valero) describes Greehey’s leadership model that drove Valero to the third-fastest growth rate in American history ... More...

We all face change in the workplace. Whether it’s a major change (merger or acquisition) or a more minor change (to shift schedules, team make up, reporting lines), the impact can be the polar opposite of what was desired when the change was institut... More...

In an article on the importance of morale and engagement, what intrigued me most was a statement on execution that applies to far more than just efforts to improve morale or increase engagement: “It’s not your plans that are important; it’s... More...

Have you ever heard the aphorism to truly understand something you have to look at it another way? Well, sometimes you have to turn it upside down. Paul Hebert, a blogger I always learn from and author of the i2i blog , recently posted an interes... More...

Ursula Burns has been much in the news lately, it seems. One article on her that particularly caught my eye appeared in Fortune magazine a couple of months ago. The article opened with this: “Being bold has never been a challenge for Burns,... More...

What’s keeping you up at night? In Silicon Valley it’s the same as it’s always been – retention and recruiting. The recession made no impression on the talent market here in top tech industries. One SVP of HR reports “he still has to pay top dollar... More...

I’ve read more articles, reports and blog posts than I can count about employee turnover and retention in the economic recovery (most recently in the WSJ : "More Workers Start to Quit" ). I’m sure you have, too – the crux of all them is that employ... More...

Nearly a year ago, David MacLeod and Nita Clarke were commissioned by the Department for Business (BIS) to take an in-depth look at employee engagement in the UK and to report on its potential benefits for organizations and employees. Mr. MacLeod s... More...

Do you have a health and wellness program in your organization? What about an employee engagement initiative? If you have both, do you look for correlation between the two? How about causation? Causation, of course, is harder to prove than correla... More...

One more book recommendation for the week: Tom Peters’ The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence. Don’t be intimidated by the heft of this book. It’s not meant to be read in one go, but rather savored and considered piece by piece. Two... More...

There seems to have been a flux in excellent books on the power of recognition to motivate and engage hitting the market in recent months. Two I recommend are Leading Outside the Lines: How to Mobilize the Informal Organization, Energize Your Team,... More...

The state of employee engagement is much in the news lately. The first quarter of 2010 largely saw engagement levels remaining steady , but this began to change by the end of the quarter and into April in both the US and the UK . Particularly c... More...

It’s September, fall is upon us and the long summer weekends are over. It’s time to go back to school and back to work. As the season changes, employers need to be proactive to ensure they are revving up the workplace again. According to the recent G... More...

Employees are running on recession adrenaline- a phenomenon that employees are working harder than ever before to ensure their jobs stay secure. This is leading to serious implications for the workplace and the health of employees. Up to 90% of all d... More...

Optimistic employees are positive, productive and engaged. Recently, an article in Business Week by Michelle Conlin entitled “ Is Optimism a Competitive Advantage ”, examined the link between workplace optimism, employee engagement and the impact... More...

The Recognition Council, a strategic industry group within the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), issued some very interesting research in the last couple of months. “Pump Up Employee Engagement: Fuel Prosperity with Strategic Recognition” p... More...

Did anyone else read the Time article on the motivation and reward studies conducted on American school children, designed to determine which bribes worked best in getting desired results? The study results were a mixed bag. Different approach... More...

I’ll be returning to the topic of employee preference for gift card rewards in future posts, but I will also continue to offer my take on the latest research and news in our industry as well. To that end, the Ascent Group puts out an interesting re... More...

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Getting Employees Aligned with Your Values * The First Step

Become the Hired Help to Get the Results You Want

Is There Any Hope for Pay for Performance?

Employee Loyalty isn’t dead – It’s just horizontal

Awards for Employees: ConAgra Foods

Balance * The Key to Behavior and Results

Do you know what your employees are saying behind your back?

CEO as Culture Setter * Putting Employees First

Culture & Change * It’s ALWAYS about the People

Putting Strategic Objectives to Work

Precarious Culture * Achieving the Proper “Balance” with Recognition

Learning from Xerox: Changing Culture to Make a Positive Even Better

Forget Your Top Performers. Worry about Your Second Tier Instead.

Retain, Develop, Plan, Innovate * Talent Management & Recognition

Engagement Down but Factors of Engagement Remain the Same

Don’t Kill Health & Wellness * Leverage Engagement & Recognition

Wisdom on the Big Things * Tom Peters on Recognition

Indicate Respect with Money * Indicate Value with Recognition

Are You Foisting or Fostering Engagement in Your Organization?

Employees on cruise control from the summer; Revving up your employees for the fall

Recession Adrenaline Causing Employees to Work More For Less Rewards

The Case for Optimism

Be Sure to Say “Thanks” or You’ll Be Saying “Good-bye”

Rewarding Outcomes or the Process * Which Delivers Better Results?

A New Model for Recognition * Give Them What They Need AND Want