Editor’s Note

Most of the employees spend close to 50 hours a week at work. Co-workers are an essential part of employees’ lives and are often the circle of their social interaction. Hence, workplace is a significant community that many workers take pride in and want to be part of.

The Simplest Of Employee Engagement Ideas: A small investment with a powerful return

You are hard pressed today to enter any management meeting, executive board room or human resources conference without hearing professionals and leaders talking about the challenge of motivating today’s employees. With employee disengagement at an all time low (70% and climbing), as leaders, we are all looking for some innovative and new employee engagement ideas. Some cutting-edge tool or creative strategy we can use that will finally inspire our teams to be as passionate about business growth as we are.

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Lead, Connect And Engage With Millennials: How to create the perfect work environment

Approximately 30 grey Caribbean reef sharks are circling closer and closer to us. They’re about to teach me the Golden Rule of Leadership: "Anything is possible in the right environment.” I’ve successfully applied this principle everywhere in my life and find it as the key to connecting and engaging with others, especially millennials. However, the sharks don’t care about principles; right now they're deliriously intoxicated by the juicy bouquet of blood and rotten fish oozing out of my plastic treasure chest.

Language Of Appreciation: How to deal with easily offended coworkers?

Not everyone feels appreciated in the same way. The more often we communicate appreciation in the ‘language’ and specific actions preferred by our colleagues, the more likely we are to ‘hit the mark’ in truly encouraging them and helping them feel valued.

How To Motivate Your Employees To Do Great Work: The difference between good work and great work

Companies at the top of their industries have reached the highest level of success much because of the everyday, shoulder-to-the-wheel labor of their employees. These giants may have catalyzed from one brilliant mind with a revolutionary idea, such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg or Apple’s Steve Jobs, but it is their employees who propel the mission forward into a lasting corporation and a force to be reckoned with.

Does Having Fun Motivate Employees?: Knowing what matters to the people is the key!

Do you have fun at work? Does it benefit you and does it benefit your company? These are some of the questions considered in Bright HR’s report ‘It pays to play’. The survey of over 2,000 UK employees aimed to give greater insight into the impact of having fun at work and was conducted with help from Professor Sir Cary Cooper and his team from psychological wellbeing consultants Robertson Cooper.

Mile High Employee Engagement: Recognition is the number one driver

As an author, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone reading your book. The first time I witnessed this was on an airplane, when the woman sitting next to me pulled my book, Building a Magnetic Culture, out of her bag and started reading it. Needless to say, I smiled widely.

Creating A Career Plan For Your Employees: How does this affect employee engagement?

When an employee plateaus, they can quickly become disengaged at work. They’ll be bored, and feel like they’re not advancing in life. That personal growth is so important for happiness and engagement.

How To Inspire And Build Team Spirit: 10 easy steps

If you’re noticing a lot of one-upmanship, excessive individualism and a lack of willingness to help others, it’s possible that your business is lacking team spirit. Don’t get me wrong here – there’s nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition between colleagues, and we definitely don’t condemn being individual… but when the entire workday is overpowered by employees who are constantly point-scoring and trying to get noticed (for the wrong reasons), it’s time to take action.