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Eating M&M’s at SAS Boosts Morale
Employees at SAS Institute in Cary, N.C., consumed $216,000 worth of M&Ms on the company’s “M&M Days” in 2009. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but SAS revenues have increased for 33 consecutive years. Source: Harpers and New York Times Additional ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Engagement, Employee Recognition
Tagged Drivers of Employee Engagement, employee engagement ideas, employee engagement plan, Employee Engagement Research, Employee Engagement Strategies, employee engagement tools, employee motivation, employee relations, engagement strategy, engaging staff, how to improve employee engagement, how to improve engagement at work, ideas on employee engagement, job engagement, ways to improve employee engagement
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Thirty-four percent of 754 employed Amer
Thirty-four percent of 754 employed Americans plan to look for a new job when economic conditions improve, according to a new poll. Forty-eight percent of them cite loss of trust in their employer as the reason. Source: 2010 Ethics & … Continue reading
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How to Motivate Workers: Rock The Office With Fun And Watch The Profits Roll In
“Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.” —Colleen C. Barrett President Emerita of Southwest Airlines. Can you put in eight to 10 hours at work every day and still have fun? Many experts … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Turnover, Good Places to Work, Human Resource Management, Job Satisfaction
Tagged employee motivation, employee retention, employee turnover, how to motivate workers, human resource management, leadership development, management skills, managing employee retention, motivational speaker, reward and recognition, team building activities
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Ice Breakers and Team Building Games for Meetings
How many meetings have you been to that are just the same old thing — boring gatherings you cannot wait to leave. Most meetings are poorly managed and non-productive.
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Tagged adult group activities icebreakers, business icebreaker games, classroom team building activities, corporate team building games, free team building exercises, fun team building games, fun teambuilding activity, fun teambuilding games, fun teamwork games, group icebreaker activity, group icebreaker games, group teamwork games, ice breaker games for meetings, ice breakers, icebreakers, team building, team building activities, team building exercises, team building games, team building games for meetings, teambuilding, teamwork games
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Employee Engagement Survey | Towers Perrin
The Study on Employee Engagement surveyed nearly 2,600 workers in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. The results showed nearly one-third of the U.S. workforce is “unengaged.” This means employees are not acting in ways that create positive customer experiences, which … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Engagement, Leadership, Talent Management
Tagged employee engagement, employee engagement survey, employee engagement survey workforce engagement survey employee engagement survey questions
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Starting a Mentoring Program | Leadership Mentoring Programs at Work
How do you retain and prepare your best talent to lead? Mentoring programs are one of the most effective tools in achieving business results. The authors of the book, War on Talent reported, “Of those who have had a highly helpful mentoring experience, 95 percent indicated it motivated them to do their very best, 88 percent said it made them less likely to leave their company, and 97 percent said it contributed to their success at the company.”
Posted in Leadership, Leadership Speaker, Talent Management
Tagged coaching, employee retention, human resource management, job satisfaction, leadership development, leadership mentoring, leadership training, management skills, mentor programs, mentoring, mentoring programs, starting a mentoring program
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Greg Smith on SHRM Television: Retention & Job Satisfaction
Greg Smith’s television interview about five things HR managers need to do to improve employee retention and job satisfaction. SHRM National conference in San Diego. http://ow.ly/27Jf7
Posted in Employee Engagement, Employee Suggestion Programs, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Talent Management
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