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With year-end planning sessions already underway, companies look to make better decisions on how all of their resources can best serve the business. The problem is that many senior executives question their managers’ abilities to do just that. Sixty percent say their managers make bad decisions as often as they…
The global workforce is getting older. In the United States alone, Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age at a rate of 10,000 per day. Still, many are choosing to stay in the workforce. With Baby Boomers representing 25% of the active workforce, they will continue to impact the working economy…
Companies expect a lot from their employees. They need them to outperform competitors and exceed lofty expectations. The problem is, employees don’t always understand (or completely buy-into) what all of that means. It’s not that employees don’t know their company’s purpose, their work functions or their key performance indicators. They…
In my last post, I outlined 3 things that the best companies do to maximize the impact of their employee recognition programs. Now, I’ll do the same for sales incentives. But before I do, I’d like to point out that a lot has changed in a very short period of…
Millennials represent the largest cohort in the workforce. Having already surpassed Generation X and Baby Boomers in numbers, there are currently 2.5 billion Millennials worldwide. However, most companies have not done enough to capture their commitment or their loyalty. What do Millennials really want from a working experience? How can…
Smart companies are constantly assessing their practices against others. They are always looking for useful comparisons, emerging patterns and other data trends that can help them determine whether or not they are ahead of (or behind) the curve. Employee recognition program managers are no different. With an estimated 84% of…
While the value of employee relationships are not recorded on the balance sheet, they do offer compelling returns for the companies that support it. Relationship capital is the intangible value of all the relationships an organization has . And, while many companies devote significant resources to maximizing the relationships they…
This is the time of the year when we take stock of what’s important and give thanks. And while the blessings we count are almost always centered on our personal lives, it’s not a stretch to be grateful for the things we like about our work. Here are 6 things…
Employees who possess an “entrepreneurial mind-set” are in high demand these days. Today’s businesses are looking for individuals who can find new and innovative ways to do their work while solving complex challenges. How can these organizations attract, retain, and ultimately profit from this special breed of employees? How can…
Most business leaders have been preconditioned to believe that money matters most to employees. But what a person makes is not as big a factor in their long-term job satisfaction. In fact, it’s not even in the top three. People want to be paid fairly, of course. But money matters…
