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Captain Obvious: Good Bosses Talk with People
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JUNE 26, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Not recognizing employee achievements is the top communication issue preventing effective leadership. Confession time. like commercials. Well, I like good, engaging, funny or emotional commercials. I cry every time I see that Folgers commercial with the soldier coming home for Christmas. workers.”. It’s no surprise managers need to talk to their employees.
Why Peer Relationships Matter at Work
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JANUARY 23, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Peers see and understand more of their colleagues’ contributions, enabling them to offer more support. Work/life balance is a myth. could say that in today’s hyper-connected world, work comes home with us far more easily than it did 20 or even 10 years ago. And that would be true. But it’s no less true that our “life” also comes to work with us.
Creating a Culture that Recognizes “Originals”
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FEBRUARY 3, 2016
recently caught a piece on the Marketplace Morning radio program, interviewing Adam Grant (one of our WorkHuman speakers from 2015!). by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Recognizing cultural contribution instead of cultural fit is a valuable way to reinforce the contributions of “Originals.”. He was sharing some of the interesting findings from his new book, Originals.
Recognition Drives “One Company” Cultures
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DECEMBER 17, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — For organizations struggling to develop an integrated front, a culture of values-based social recognition presents a unique path forward. The post points to three basic issues that get in the way: visibility, complexity, and trust. Imagine, for example, the leadership team of a global organization, armed with the best intentions. There is hope yet, though!
Are your managers ready for a world without formal performance reviews?
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The future of the formal performance review sparked a lively debate in 2015. SETTING. EXPECTATIONS: My team members are clear on. their roles & responsibilities. 2. DELEGATING: I effectively identify tasks that. others can take on to develop their. capabilities and free my time for. more strategic activities. 3. COACHING: I support my team members by. challenging and encouraging them.
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Oracle Employees Say Recognition from Peers Most Powerful Means for Employee Engagement
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Employees are telling us what would engage them more in their work. We simply need to listen. Want to know how to engage employees? Perhaps the best (and obvious) answer is to ask the employees. Oracle did just that. Results of their survey were recently published in Personnel Today. Here are the key excerpts. 21% say line managers. 7% say unit managers. 3% say HR.
Cultures of Recognition Don’t Create Themselves
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MAY 28, 2015
by Traci Pesch. Recognize This! Leadership, involvement by all, and strong communications are critical to making recognition and appreciation part of the daily rhythm of work. During my career at Globoforce , I’ve had the pleasure of working with dozens of companies across nearly every industry type. One of my current customers is a great example of this. It’s important.
Leaving Behind, Moving On
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Too many good employees leave out of boredom. Identifying areas of interest for new career paths can keep top employees engaged and on board. Last night marked the start of a new era in late night television in the US with Steven Colbert’s debut as the host of “Late Show” on CBS, long the home of David Letterman. Think about it. Yet he was growing bored.
The Power of Thanks Is in Us All, if We’re Willing to Share It
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APRIL 6, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! Simply expressing appreciation and gratitude to others can change perspectives for the better. benefit from my job in the same ways most people do. earn a paycheck that pays for a roof over my head and food in my belly. And then there’s a third benefit of the work I get to do. But let me be clear. You do great work. Thank you for taking me home.
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.
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“Good Job” – The Two Most Harmful Words in the English Language?
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FEBRUARY 23, 2015
by Brenda Pohlman. Recognize This! – Consider carefully the words we use to recognize others and whether go-to phrases like ”good job” have a place in our recognition vocabulary. If you were among the millions of movie fans around the world who tuned in to the Oscars yesterday, you may know that the title of this post refers to a line from one of the films nominated for Best Picture.
IBM Smarter Workforce Institute: Achieve the Power of Thanks through Multiple Recognition Channels
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – We all know the power of social recognition to engage and retain employees, but when employees have multiple channels to share recognition, the benefits grow exponentially. The IBM Smarter Workforce Institute (SWI) recently released a report showing the importance of using multiple channels for recognition. This thanks leads to higher engagement and retention.
You Asked: Answering Your Questions about The Power of Thanks (Part 1)
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APRIL 10, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Social recognition is a very powerful means of creating and managing culture, when structured in a considered, thoughtful way. Last week, Eric Mosley and I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar about our new book, The Power of Thanks. Download a recording of the webinar.) There’s no question that fair compensation matters. There are. Motivation.”.
Are You in Need of a Work-Life Reset?
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MAY 15, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! Work-life balance is a myth, but we can learn to blend work and life through purpose, positivity and possibilities. Rounding out my book review posts for the author panel I’ll be leading at WorkHuman is Work-Life Reset , by Fawn Germer. When we think about what it really means to “WorkHuman” we must always include the reality of the person’s life outside of work.
4 Ways to Close the Learning-Doing Gap for Front-Line Managers [GUIDE]
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According to BearingPoint Institute (2015), “The. KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41% of training. Redesigning the Organization, 2015). FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.
China Gorman on the Role of Trust in Changing Cultures and Creating Great Places to Work
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JULY 21, 2015
by Andrea Gappmayer. Recognize This! Strong, supportive, successful company cultures are built on a strong foundation of trust, pride and camaraderie in relationships at work. As a Senior Recognition Strategist and Consultant at Globoforce, I have the opportunity to meet and work with fascinating people every day. We could not be more thrilled. Some people nodded; most of them grimaced.
Top 3 Drivers of Employee Satisfaction (and Salary Isn’t One of Them)
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APRIL 21, 2016
It took me to this report from June 2015, which included several thought provoking statements: (largely quoting below, emphasis mine): “A 10% increase in employee pay is associated with a 1 point increase in overall company satisfaction on a 0-100 scale , controlling for all other factors. by Traci Pesch. Recognize This! It’s that second link that proved my undoing. Culture matters.
Compensation Cafe: Top 5 Reasons for Bad Days at Work
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NOVEMBER 11, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Bad days at work are inevitable, but can be reduced and impact lessened through support, recognition and positivity. Here are the top answers in response to the question, “The last time you had a bad day at work, which factors in the workplace made it bad?”. lack of help and support from my boss (40%). Negative coworkers (39%).
How Do We “Work Human?” Join Me in June to Find Out
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FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Where might we learn such skills? I am pleased and honored to introduce to you WorkHuman 2015 , a new global conference offered by Globoforce to unlock the future of the Human Workkplace. Culture of Appreciation Events & Webinars Social Recognition Work Human 2015 WorkHuman by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – How and why we work matters as much as what we do. “So, what do you do?”
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.
WorkHuman Wednesday: 4 Reasons You Should Nap on the Job
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AUGUST 26, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Image Credit: OstrichPillow.com. Recognize This!—Napping Napping during the workday makes employees more alert, innovative, and happy—making your company more profitable. Following on Derek’s post yesterday about renewing energy at work , I couldn’t resist sharing more on napping (and not just because my husband says napping is my favorite hobby).
Can You Confidently Answer the 4 Basic Performance Management Questions?
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AUGUST 21, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Wanting to know we’re doing the right things at work is at the heart of performance management – and that’s a good thing. Eric shares key elements to create, maintain and support a successful real-time peer review program. Quoting below): Reflect on core values. Embrace new technology. Explain and celebrate the launch. Am I adding value?
Latest SHRM Survey Supports Employee Need to “WorkHuman”
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APRIL 29, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! What makes us happy, satisfied and engaged at work? Deeper connections and relationships with colleagues and a stronger sense of meaningful work. SHRM released its annual “Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report” yesterday. wrote about it in more depth on Compensation Café today. Click over to read more.). The report is quite interesting.
Balancing Manager and Individual Responsibility for Employee Engagement
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JULY 20, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Engagement is an individual choice on a perpetual continuum influenced by leaders and managers, especially. I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘ employee engagement ’ has become just another business buzzword?”. It’s a valid question and one that often arises from a lack of understanding – what drives engagement and why should we care?
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.
Have a Plan for an Appreciative and Grateful 2015
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JANUARY 5, 2015
As we enter 2015, that started me thinking about how we can and should show intentionality in appreciation and gratitude in the coming year. Here’s the outline of my plan for recognition and gratitude in 2015. 1) Pay attention. What’s your plan for being more intentional in your expression and experience of appreciation and recognition in 2015? by Derek Irvine. Recognize This!
Trends in Work Environments: Finding the Balance to WorkHuman
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APRIL 22, 2015
That’s why I’m looking forward to WorkHuman 2015 (June 8-10 in Orlando). I’ve just scratched the surface of the many ways in which we need to think better, harder and deeper about how we WorkHuman together. by Traci Pesch. Recognize This! Benefits for some can be perceived as detractors by others. Finding the balance to serve all is key. So, who benefits from an open office structure?
How Social Recognition Impacts Diversity
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DECEMBER 16, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — More diverse workplaces will require all of us to expand our recognition repertoires. Recently, I was thinking about how employee recognition happens, particularly from the perspective of the one doing the nominating – a supervisor, a peer, or even a direct report. If we think a bit about that process, there are two things that will happen. The next step?
Why We Need Emotional Workers
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JUNE 4, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – The fullness of our messy selves is what fuels our creativity, passion and success. Finding ways to encourage and accommodate emotion at work benefits us all. I’m a sucker for Pixar movies. Sure, the animations and graphics are amazing, but the stories are the real heart of the movies. Emotions Of Pixar from Lindsay McCutcheon on Vimeo. What are these messages?
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.
WorkHuman Wednesday: Catch Someone Doing Something Good
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JULY 29, 2015
by Traci Pesch. Image Credit: TiAnna Greene Facebook. Recognize This! – We all have the power to foster positivity through simple acts of praise and appreciation. I’ve just returned from a whirlwind vacation with many wonderful new memories created with my family. Vacations are ideal for the opportunity to refresh, rejuvenate and reconnect on a deep and meaningful level with those we love the most.
5 Steps to Get the Most Out of Your Day
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AUGUST 25, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Regulating your energy, rather than clocking extra hours, enables you to get more work done and done well. Through his Energy Project Tony Schwartz has long been an innovator and instigator in the realm of how we can bring our best selves to work and sustain that level of great effort throughout the days, weeks, months and years. Take effective breaks.
Gartner Reveals 7 Best Practices for Employee Social Recognition
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NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Gartner just issued their second social recognition report for 2015: “Use Seven Best Practices to Plan Your Recognition and Rewards Project.” by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – At the heart of any success social recognition program are the relationships built through appreciation of others. That’s a clear message throughout the report – the importance of putting the employee first.
What Will Be Your Legacy in Your Organization?
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MARCH 5, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Our legacy is in our own hands. Someday, you will leave your current organization. You may retire. You may move. You may choose to continue your career elsewhere. Regardless of the reason you leave, your time in your current organization will be remembered by others. How will they remember you? She now needs help or she will miss a very tight deadline. My point?
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
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Compensation Cafe: Millennials on the Market
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FEBRUARY 19, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Career advancement can be perceived as only possible by changing organizations. Good leaders — and good cultures — give employees reasons to stay. Recognition and retention are inextricably linked with each other. Why do I say “unfairly?” Are we compensating them commensurate with their increasing duties?
What GE, Accenture, Adobe and Microsoft Have in Common
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AUGUST 18, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! More and more companies are turning a critical eye on the traditional annual performance review process as the primary means for employee feedback. This month, Derek Irvine (our chief blogger here on Recognize This! wrote a couple of posts on Compensation Café about decoupling pay from the performance review process. How does this new approach work at GE?
Bersin Says “Thanks” Critical for Employee Engagement
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AUGUST 31, 2015
by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — There are many drivers of employee engagement, but feedback, recognition and “thanks” lead the charge. In my last two posts on Compensation Cafe, I shared important research from IBM Smarter Workforce (more on that later this week) and from Bersin by Deloitte. What you contribute has great value, meaning and purpose, and you do it well.”
Compensation Cafe: Power of Positivity at Work
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APRIL 2, 2015
Click over to the Compensation Cafe post for the full picture… and be inspired, too. (A reminder to join me at WorkHuman 2015 in Orlando, FL, June 9-10, to learn more about the power of thanks, positivity and connections at work and in all aspects of life. by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Research shows positive practices benefit your company, simply by caring for others.
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