Editor’s Note

Feeling valued, motivated and engaged is what all employees desire for. How best can an organization do this? What can be done to maximize engagement and increase retention and results? Are you updated about the top employee reward programs? We believe our magazine is a perfect platform where you can be educated on all these areas. So, let’s take a quick look into what we have for you this month.

Employee Engagement Lessons From Kindergarten: How to be inspired entrepreneurs

With the school year now underway, I have been reflecting on how my kids have grown. This year marked the milestone of sending my oldest to public school and with that came the anxiety of putting my kindergartener on a bus. This would be the first time I didn’t directly hand my five year old over to the person who would be caring for her. My fears ranged from wondering how she would find her classroom, to if she would find the right bus to take home, to finding friendly companions to sit with.

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Engage Your Workforce With “Facebook-Easy” Ways: Connect, learn, and lead

Most employee development programs are falling flat. As a result of antiquated and laborious one-size-fits-all training approaches geared more toward certification and minimizing business risks, HR leaders are blind to the preventable roadblocks that effect retention and the future of their workforce.

Incentive Trip: Maximizing its impact with a mobile application

Incentive programs are designed to motivate sales teams to reach and exceed their targets, and then reward top achievers for their performance. The jewel of most incentive programs is the all-expenses-paid trip, sometimes extended to include spouses/partners who have had to put up with long hours and more than a few business trips.

Desktop Doldrums: Are slow computers a costly lack of productivity?

People like to be productive. They particularly like to see results when they commit to a day’s work, either on site or at a remote office location. While it might be fun to chat with a friend or text a BF, employees, when using their desktop, are there to work. Unfortunately, a recent survey of employee users and IT professionals has shown that corporate computers aren’t meeting employee expectations regarding speed of log on or other processing tasks, giving employees ample opportunity to chat, text, kibitch or check the latest sports scores while waiting for their computer to “do something.”

Energize Your Workforce: 10 ways leaders can take employees “beyond engagement"

Today’s employees—even those who may be engaged—are exhausted. Depleted of passion, resilience, verve, and excitement, they are devoid of the personal energy that compels them to consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.

Recognizing ‘Real Recognition’: Is meaningful recognition a process?

Your employee and several co-workers are embarking in a lobby elevator. He has done stellar work lately and you feel it’s important to “reward” him with recognition in front of his peers so you approach him, pat him ostentatiously on the back and throw in a hearty “Well done, Jones!”

Improving Employee Motivation: Give your staff the tools they need

Forget inspirational morning briefs and inventive team-building games – want to know how to improve employee motivation? Give them the tools they need to do their job. Now, don’t get me wrong: There are a lot of really great employee motivation tips out there, and a lot of them really work. However, many of these ideas are only effective if you’ve already covered the basics.

Becoming Someone’s Best Boss: 5 simple tips for managers

Nearly every expert on employee engagement agrees there is a single, most impactful, means of increasing employee engagement and performance: The Manager. Taken from the Leadership Development workshops I conduct, here are the five simple ways to elevate the effect your managers have on your corporate culture and employee engagement.