Archive for December, 2008
- December 17, 2008
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Engaging Employees (Without Lifting a Finger)
So here’s kind of a genius idea. Best Buy recently launched a contest asking employees throughout the retail chain to create a motivational video encouraging employees to participate in the company’s 401(k).
When the contest wrapped up, 401(k) participation increased by 30 percent – which is pretty significant considering, well, we’re talking about 401(k)’s here…it’s not exactly free pizza in the break room – people aren’t going to seek it out with quite the same urgency.
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- Categories: Employee Engagement
- December 15, 2008
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Investing in Employees When There Isn’t Much to Invest
Earlier this month, U.S. News released this article listing 10 cuts employers are expected to make in 2009:
- Layoffs
- Hiring freezes
- Higher health costs
- Travel restrictions
- Training cuts
- Canceled parties
- Salary freezes
- Reduced merit increases
- Pension freezes
- Cut 401(k) matches
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- Categories: Branding, Economy, Employee Engagement
- December 12, 2008
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5 Ways to Motivate the Team
Sports movies are littered with clichéd motivational speeches of coaches in the locker room, spurring their teams to overcome insurmountable odds and take home the title, whether it’s uttering, “Win just one for the Gipper” or “Make sure they remember the night they played the Titans.” These speeches are second nature in sports, but within the company walls, motivating the team can be a challenge.
While you can tailor the inspiring of individuals to their unique personality types for the most effectiveness, that luxury is not available when needing to motivate your company collectively. This is because businesses are typically comprised of a multitude of individuals with different responsibilities who respond to motivation in different ways. Therefore, when seeking to motivate an organization as a whole, a different approach must be taken.
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- Categories: Employee Engagement
- December 11, 2008
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Holiday Cutbacks Squashing Your Employees’ Spirit?
We’re smack-dab in the middle of holidayness, surrounded by tinsel, lights, spiked eggnog, trees on tops of cars, bad sweaters, gift exchanges, parties, non-stop playing of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”…did I mention spiked eggnog?
Unfortunately, despite all of our holiday fun, the reality of recent headlines is a bit sobering. The recent news of a Wal-Mart employee death, for example, is news that I’m still reeling over, and real company cutbacks are not as funny – or as easy a decision – as this:
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- Categories: Employee Engagement, Survey Results
- December 9, 2008
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A “Culture of Recognition” – Worth Embracing?
When I was in high school, I had to attend this spiritual weekend retreat with my Junior class (I think it was supposed to be a bonding experience). Anyway, throughout that weekend, there was a grossly unwarranted amount of hugging – your neighbor, yourself, the closest tree – that went on and that I was not expecting.
Nothing against retreats – or hugging…or high schoolers – but what was already a mild aversion to embracing anyone who’s not my grandmother or someone who just gave me chocolate became a full on intolerance for touchy-feelyness in general after that weekend. So please just take that into consideration when I show you this Incentive Magazine article I found today on ManageSmarter.
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- Categories: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
- December 8, 2008
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What’s So Cool About Your Company?
Great office environments can not only boost creativity and out-of-the-box thinking, but they can also promote higher attraction, engagement and retention of your employees. We recently talked about the best fictional places to work, and our own VP of marketing Jason Ferrara wrote about making your company a best place to work.
What is it about your company that makes you stand apart in today’s workplace? A creative and nurturing environment? Pingpong tables? An amazing health plan? Unlimited coffee refills? Diversity initiatives? Lunchtime yoga sessions? We want to know.
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- Categories: Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Innovation
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