Loving your work?

Posted by denise on 24 February 2014 | 0 Comments

Tags: engaging staff, motivation, leadership, employee engagement

Engagement surveys, pulse checks, culture surveys.  All benchmark measures of how engaged, or not, are your employees. 

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Thank You Drives Business

Posted by denise on 3 September 2013 | 0 Comments

Tags: recognition, motivation, thanks, praise, reward, engage, communicate

The Power of Praise :  'Thank You' Goes a Long Way!

Don’t hold off until annual performance reviews to praise stellar employees. A simple “thank you” here and there can boost efficiency and even help your business make more money.

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Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation

Posted by denise on 18 April 2013 | 0 Comments

Tags: motivation, reward, engagement, productivity, intrinsic reward, extrinsic reward

Carrot or stick?  Intrinsic or Extrinsic rewards?  Which approach achieves bigger bang for buck (or effort)? 

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Creating a values based business

Posted by denise on 19 August 2012 | 0 Comments

Tags: values, engagement, trust, motivation,

The term ‘we are a values based business’ gets thrown around a lot.  At a personal level values underpin how we behave and our sense of what is right and wrong, good or bad.  Organisational values shape the  culture, underpin the  brand (reputation) and set a platform for expectations around behaviour, performance and decision making – “how does this align to our values?”.

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