The Art and Science of Recognition: 5 Best Practices for Employee Recognition Programs
What do we mean by employee recognition, and why does it matter?
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Why It Pays to Invest in Employee Engagement
If you want to know how your company is doing financially, your last employee survey might be a good place to start. Employee engagement has emerged as a business metric that can make or break other KPIs.
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8 Influential Employee Engagement Trends for 2019
Employee engagement will be one of the most important differentiators for organizations in 2019, and it’s an issue that nearly every organizational leader has thought about recently. It’s the emotional commitment an employee has to their role, their organization, and stakeholders. Engaged employees feel like part of a larger mission, are aware of how their work helps them grow, and understand the impact they make on others.
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Sparking Joy at Work: KonMari for the Workplace
Thanks to the popular Netflix series "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo”, the KonMari method has spiked in popularity in the last month. KonMari memes are everywhere, there’s been a dramatic increase in donated clothes, and the principles have been applied to everything you can imagine, from your calendar, relationships, pet toys, and finances.
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7 Tips for Engaging Your Employees
A productive and well-functioning work environment doesn’t only depend on hiring great team members. Leaders need to make sure their employees are on-board, feel part of their organization’s mission, find purpose in their work, and take on new challenges.
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14 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Workplace
Valentine’s Day is usually associated with chocolate and flowers, but it’s also a great time to show appreciation in the workplace! Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the strong (non-romantic) bonds between coworkers. Remember giving your schoolmates cards and candy to celebrate? You’re all grown up now, but it’s still a great day to appreciate your team.
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10 Tips for Being a Happy and Successful Remote Worker
According to the State of the Remote Job Marketplace report from FlexJobs, 3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9 percent of the total U.S. workforce, now work from home at least half of the time. This number is only set to grow with hiring managers predicting that in the next 10 years, more than one third of their employees will work remotely. As more organizations hire remote workers to increase their talent pool, companies are trying to set themselves apart by introducing robust remote work programs and employee recognition solutions to attract remote workers and ensure that they are engaged.
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10 New Year's Resolutions That Will Make You a Better Leader
The the start of the year is a time when many of us look forward to improving both our personal and professional lives. Sometimes the greatest challenge is knowing what it's going to take to make that desire a reality.
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How to Increase Employee NPS
When presenting to your board, leadership team, or even workforce, it’s helpful to have one datapoint to sum up the overall sentiment of the company. Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is an extremely helpful metric on overall employee engagement, but in order to drive it up, you need to know exactly what’s going on in the company.
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The Dos and Don'ts of a Flexible Work Schedule
A great team is hard to find and expensive to replace. Money aside, losing key players affects morale and, worst-case scenario, can prompt a mass exodus, leaving whole departments devoid of senior leadership and perspective.
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