Tag: employee engagement
Bosses Use Anonymous Networks to Learn What Workers Really Think
Anonymity often breeds bad behavior on the Internet. But companies are using social networks to get anonymous feedback from workers, hoping to gauge their employees’ commitment, which could affect the bottom line.
Read the email Bill Gates sent to employees for Microsoft’s 40th anniversary | VentureBeat | Business | by Emil Protalinski
Gates talks about Microsoft’s future.
13 Incredible Company Perks
From free flights to employer-subsidized egg freezing, a roundup of some of the most valuable — and unusual — employee benefits.
Employee incentive platform incorporates online store
An incentive platform called Encore lets workers award points to colleagues that can then be redeemed at an online store with gift cards, electronics and other items, Christina Desmarais writes. Each employee that uses the platform has a profile page that lists the number of recognitions sent or received.
6 Rules for Effective Peer-to-Peer Communication
Want more employee engagement, higher morale and job satisfaction? Aim to set up your workplace to foster better relationships between employees.
Here’s what is most important in today’s employment market
In the past year, the job market continued to roar back, but some older workers still struggled to find employment. More local companies told employees to go home and stay home to work. People looked for yet more ways to be productive in that never-ending quest to balance the demands of the office with the rest of life.Over the past 12 months, I talked…
TinyPulse Raises $3.5 Million to Help Companies Keep Tabs On Employee Happiness
TinyPulse launched to change the way employee reviews were done. Based on the promise of weekly, one-question surveys, the company has grown fast.
Is Your Company Ready to Compete for Talent ?
Over the past couple years, we’ve been talking about employee engagement, war for talent, and retention. These issues are important and businesses need to pay attention. But there’s one more issue that I want to point out. It’s connected to all three of these issues. It has to do with management knowledge and skills.
Science-Backed Tactics For Motivating Other People
The secret to motivating people at work isn’t more money. Here’s what really works.
A Creative New Way To Encourage Employees And Support Causes At The Same Time
Teaming with You Earned It and Donors Choose, Grey New York lets employees reward each other and support NYC schools simultaneously.
5 Ways to Ensure Your Virtual Workforce is Productive During the Holiday Season
Here a few tips on ways to keep your team productive and focused during the hustle and bustle of the season.
The Art And Science Of Giving And Receiving Criticism At Work
Understanding the psychology of criticism can help you give better feedback and better deal with negative reviews.
Would A Shorter Work Week Really Make Employees Happier?
Oddly enough, it didn’t in Korea.
Uncovering the truth about employee engagement
Employee engagement is a concern for many entrepreneurs, but figuring out which tactics work can be difficult. This article attempts to separate fact from fiction by providing real-world examples of companies that have dealt with negative online reviews, generational gaps and other engagement issues.
Leo Burnett Motivates Employees by Making Them Do Shots and Slapping Them in the Face
Here’s the last parody video we’re going to post from Strategy magazine’s Agency of the Year event in Toronto. It’s Leo Burnett’s entry, and it seems the agency has found a unique way to make its employees more creative—by having them do shots and then literally slapping the tired old ideas out of their heads.