Tag Archives: recognition
Feel Awkward When Recognizing Your Employees? Practice Makes Perfect.
John was a hardworking director for a reputable third-party claims administration company. As he rose through the ranks, many attributed his success to being a self-made leader. On the surface, his success might have been ascribed to an uncanny ability to influence people. However, one day John was faced with a growing set of difficult business circumstances [...]
When Did IT Decide to Pay Them Selves Last?
Today’s IT leaders face a broader challenge in building and sustaining a high performance community in the midst of increasing customer demands and a global marketplace seeking premium IT skills. The rapid pace of business and economic transformation continues to challenge almost every organization. Achieving sustainable outcomes is dependent upon the impact of strategic agility, [...]
Make It Memorable in the Moment
Recognition doesn’t need to be complicated. Just make it memorable. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recognizing people in the new workplace. Tailoring a customized recognition approach can make memorable experiences given diverse workforce shifts, and current organizational values and cultures. Here’s a six-step process to developing a strategy for making those memorable moments. Identify the [...]
Break Free from Recognition Deprivation
Many workplaces have come to tolerate the lack of respect and recognition given for their efforts to attain collective goals. Either recognition is absent, mismanaged, distributed substandard, or even guarded by those who deeply believe that rewards are only given in the form of paychecks. When employees and/or managers continually give to the employee-employer relationship [...]
Keeping the Porch Light On
“If you’re scared to open the door to the unknown, turn on your porch light of love.” Fred Cueller, founder and president of Diamond Cutters International CEOs and executives are faced with making critical decisions that directly impact the success and survival of the organization. They must do so while reflecting the concerns of others [...]
Workplace Tone: Are We Building Trust Together?
Whether your organization focuses on face-to-face communication or through robust social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, employees and 21st Century leadership can set the tone that restores trust and begins to drive different levels of innovation throughout the workplace experience. While many workplaces are plagued with uncertainty and high-levels of fear, 21st Century [...]
Everything We Want Is Just Outside Our Comfort Zone – Keep Going Beyond
Is the first thought of your morning and the last worry of the evening dominating your day? Is it looming over your shoulder and robbing your leadership from experiencing greater depth, meaning and purpose in your work? With big-hairy challenges facing today’s workplace in greater proportions, is there any wonder why many people leaders are [...]
Rewarding Workers Responsibly, A New Era of Workplace Performance
Ensuring that everyone in an organization understands their contribution to the big picture, rather than focusing on the individual hero or personal achievements is at the forefront for many companies around the globe, as they look to confront the complexities of the new marketplace where talent holds no boundaries, reward budgets still remain tight and [...]
