Oxymorons are fun. There are the obvious ones – jumbo shrimp, airplane food, military intelligence. And then there are the ones you stumble across. Like “bonus guarantee.” After the fallout from the recession and the reaction to ridiculous bonuses, not to mention the “soul crushing” structure such programs can take, I see hopeful signs that […]
Posted on September 17th, 2010 by admin
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Last month, Laura Schroeder wrote a great post on Compensation Café on tailored rewards and the realization that one size doesn’t fit all. As Laura points out: “Various research shows that people are motivated by different things at different times, depending on a variety of personal and demographic factors.” Pop over and read Laura’s full […]
Posted on September 15th, 2010 by admin
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One company that is headquartered locally and known for providing jobs for San Antonio has been named the best in the nation for employing military spouses. Military Spouse magazine recently named USAA number one on its fourth annual list of the top Military Spouse Friendly Employers for the second consecutive year. USAA currently employs about […]
Posted on September 15th, 2010 by admin
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I am quite excited to announce the coming availability of Winning with a Culture of Recognition: Recognition Strategies at the World’s Most Admired Companies, a new book co-authored by Eric Mosley, Globoforce’s CEO, and me. In Winning with a Culture of Recognition, Eric and I look at why only 25% of employees choose to truly […]
Posted on September 14th, 2010 by admin
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Two questions for you today:1) When you’re down, when you’re at the end of your energy, what keeps you going?2) More importantly, who keeps you going? Do they know that? Today’s post is commentary on the posts of two bloggers I greatly respect, Wally Bock from Three Star Leadership and Kris Dunn, the HR Capitalist. […]
Posted on September 13th, 2010 by admin
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What are your personal values? What rules do you try to live your life by? As the thoughts swirl in your head, try to distill them down to 5-7. Mine are honesty, kindness, selflessness, caring, and integrity. These all interplay with others. For example, I do believe honesty is the best policy, but if my […]
Posted on September 10th, 2010 by admin
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That’s right. You can’t “get” engagement from employees. They can’t “give” you engagement, either. That’s because “engagement” isn’t a thing to be had. It’s a state of being that you can only foster. Or, as Dov Seidman recently put it in a terrific post in Bloomberg Businessweek: “The majority of engagement-improvement initiatives continue to treat […]
Posted on September 8th, 2010 by admin
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I’m overwhelmed by the generalities about Generation Y in the HR-related press and blogs. They’re entitled. They expect to start at the top. They need a gold star every two minutes to know they’re doing good work. What do I see in GenY? A group of young employees who want the same things from work […]
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by admin
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A practical question for you: “What should employers do to make their employees work harder when financial incentives [aren’t effective] anymore?” What do you think? Let’s take a best case scenario – all of your employees are paid properly, fairly and well for their level of work, experience, contribution and cost of living needs. You’ve […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by admin
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Welcome to our new blog home! We are moving our blog this week to have our blog on strategic employee recognition co-located with our company website. While the focus of the blog will not change – I’ll keep bringing you the latest news and research in the employee recognition, incentives, and performance and talent management […]
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by admin
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