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It’s that time again. Finalizing the annual performance review and offering performance raises where earned. However, just like last year or perhaps even more so, budgets are tight and increases will be very small or non-existent. The Wall Street J... More...

Chris Ferdinand of Renegade HR recently published a terrific collection of short, actionable things HR can and should do in 2010. With contributions from various leaders and writers in the HR space, Do Amazing Things is a terrific, quick read... More...

Bnet recently referenced Dan Pink and the idea of changing loyalty in an organization: “Today’s workers tend to feel horizontal loyalty — a commitment to colleagues, former colleagues and particular projects. In short, put people on a tea... More...

What is the level of trust in your organization? I don’t mean how well management trusts employees to not steal directly or indirectly from the organization. I mean how much the employees trust the organization to do what is right by them. It’s ... More...

If you are currently employed, how are you feeling about your company today? Perhaps resentful of actions taken during the recession and the impact on you and colleagues? Perhaps guilty about those reactions? You’re not alone. The Wall Street Journ... More...

In my last post , I looked at the recent findings of The Conference Board on dramatically falling job satisfaction rates as compared to 20 years ago. But several other reports also show employee engagement rates remaining stable or even increasing d... More...

Employee satisfaction is dramatically down, per The Conference Board . Clearly, employees are growing less satisfied in their work, which lays to rest that ridiculous claim that people should be grateful to just HAVE jobs. While that is in some p... More...

I blog repeatedly on the topic of employee engagement, and I’ll be spending the rest of this week looking at seemingly conflicting reports on the status of engagement currently and the general effect of the recession on employee engagement. But first... More...

Think about your training program for new managers (or, if you don’t have such a program and wish you did, think about what you would want to do). What are the ideas, actions, methods, processes you would convey to them that they would need to do, ac... More...

An article (membership required) in last month’s issue of HR Magazine (the publication of the Society for Human Resource Management or SHRM ) discussed “Peer to Peer Recognition Good, but Not Enough.” I have to admit the title caught my eye – n... More...

In my last post , I mentioned some wisdom from Roy Vallee, CEO of Avnet , on motivating, and creating a motivating environment for, employees. Today, I’d like to emphasize equally powerful advice from the same source on creating a strong, good co... More...

Continuing on the topic of alignment and 2010 business plans , a couple of people I respect had some interesting insights recently. Blogger, author and coach Jason Seiden made these observations about motivation and retention in his predictions fo... More...

As we launch 2010, I’m sure your strategic objectives for the year are top of mind for you, as they are for me. Let me ask you, have you clearly communicated those objectives to your employees? Are you sure? If pressed, could they tell you what those... More...

Blogger, author, speaker Seth Godin published last month a terrific assemblage of 200 word essays from several dozen industry and thought leaders on the one subject, one word, that matters right now to them. Some of my favorites: Jacqueline No... More...

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 co... More...

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 tho... More...

‘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) g... More...

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 ... More...

I think we all generally agree that engaged employees are a powerful force for delivering company success. I think we all also agree that you cannot force employees to engage. You can, however, create work environments and cultures in which employees... More...

Last month the Hay Group issued guidelines for “Engaging and Enabling Employees for Company Success” in Workspan magazine, the publication of WorldatWork . “Retaining top talent is a key concern in good times and bad, given the importanc... More...

In my last post , I mentioned what I think of as David Zinger ’s call to action on employee engagement: “Employee engagement is an experience to be lived not a problem to be solved.” So what does living employee engagement look like from Da... More...

I recently read an intriguing post on Bnet on the difference between customer loyalty and customer retention: “In this economy, customer retention is a great objective. But customer loyalty is even better. Why? Retention programs are often ... More...

As we emerge from the recession, Aberdeen Group ’s findings in its 2009 State of the Market Mid-Year Insights report have me scratching my head. On the one hand, execution of strategy and shortage of labor/talent dropped from first and second p... More...

Continuing on the theme of my last post , giving praise is not only necessary and critical to employee performance and company success, it is also truly an art as Steven DeMaio discussed in a post to his Harvard Business Blog . Steven offers s... More...

Do you want to make your employee recognition efforts strategic? Then you need to be sure all employees have the opportunity to participate. I’ve written frequently before on this topic, but largely in the sense of performance levels. Instead of ca... More...

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Engagement Steady through the Recession

Decreasing Employee Satisfaction & What to Do about It

Definitions of DISengagement * “Resigning Inwardly”

What Are Your Three Rules?

Peer-to-Peer Recognition * The Value of Empowerment

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Want to Motivate? Provide Clarity and Remove Obstacles.

Nearly 75% Don’t Know What You Need from Them to Succeed

What Matters Now – to You?

Give the Gift of Sincere Thanks

Recognition by Half Measures Is Worse than No Recognition at All

5 Traits of a Recognition Grinch

Tips for Creating a Corporate Culture

Strengths, Weaknesses, Ignored: How Are You Recognized at Work?

Systems of Engagement

Employee Engagement Call to Action (courtesy of David Zinger)

Retention vs. Loyalty * What’s Your Goal?

Overcoming Effects of the Recession Disconnect

Specific, Actionable and Authentic Praise

Tenet of Strategic Recognition * Opportunity for All