Motivation 101: To Boldly Go…

By Michael Orwick “If you receive 95 per cent on the mid-term, I will give you the entire first season of Star Trek: The Next...

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Group Recognition Really Works

By Steven Green Praise and recognition are powerful motivators, outstripping cash in their effectiveness. Talk may not be as cheap as we’ve been told it...

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Show Them the Love: Affordable Ways to Boost Employee Happiness, Loyalty, and Motivation

To say the least, the past few years haven’t been the best for business. We’ve weathered a brutal recession, and most of us aren’t...

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Total Rewards: The Y of Performance Potential

By Karen Chalmers According to an August 2005 study by Towers Perrin’s HR Services a mere 14 per cent of employees are fully engaged on...

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Care vs Cliche: The Art of Recognition

By Jody Urquhart Does acknowledging employees compell them to explore their potential further or is it more of a mindless clacking of cliché expressions? Is...

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Professional Awards: The Impact of a Nomination

By Cindy Dopson, CHRP Recognition can be a powerful thing. And truly worth the time and effort it takes to submit a nomination for one...

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The Secret to Employee Motivation

  By Helen Luketic, CHRP     Does the secret to employee motivation lie in employee engagement surveys?  When HR prepares staff recognition events and programs, does this...

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ResearchVoice: Yours To Lose

  By Ian J. Cook, CHRP  The goal of any good incentive scheme is to reward performance. The whole practice is based on the notion that...

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