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June 26, 2014
The Manager’s Field Guide to Recognition
One of the most common laments I hear from HR leaders is the immense challenge of getting reluctant or inexperienced managers to effectively provide their teams with recognition. It is a near universal issue. That’s why I’m really excited today—because I’ve just gotten the green light to give our blog readers an advance copy of the newest Globoforce publication, which addresses this exact area of concern.
The Manager’s Field Guide to Recognition is a comprehensive introduction for managers to...
June 22, 2014
Infographic: 5 Employee Recognition Myths Busted
We’ve been talking recently about our latest Workforce Mood Tracker Report and its findings on employee motivation and authenticity in recognition. There were also a number of surprises in that report, which inspired us to create this infographic of 5 Recognition Mythbusters. Check it out, below, and if you enjoy it, please share!
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5 Recognition Myths busted. New infographic from Globoforce
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June 18, 2014
HR Influencer Series Live at SHRM – Come see us!
Are you coming to SHRM in Orlando next week? We’re going to be there, and we’re bringing coffee and some terrific conversation about HR topics like millennials, controlling turnover and building a great place to work. I’m going to be co-hosting our HR Influencer Live show at the Globoforce booth, and I’d love to see you, so come by and say hi.
Our Globoforce booth (#2864) is being transformed into a coffeehouse, with an onsite barista to whip up your favourite drink and space for you to grab a...
June 16, 2014
Game Over: Why Gamification and Recognition Don’t Mix
We just published a new eBook on Slideshare, based on our Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker Report. I thought I’d share it with you here.
Why Gamification and Recognition Don’t Mix from globoforce
If you enjoyed this post, you might enjoy these companion posts:
5 Myths About Gamification Everyone Should Know
The Motivational Power of Giving
The Dark Side of Fun
The Evolution of Workplace Psychology
You Shouldn’t Game Recognition
June 13, 2014
Team Culture and Positivity: What We Can Learn from Kids’ Basketball
This guest blog comes to us from our Vice President of Corporate Sales & Business Development, Brian Schwartz.
My wife and I are blessed to have two wonderful boys, ages 10 and 12. Both are active in sports, which means that on many weeknights and weekends we find ourselves in the bleachers at a baseball diamond, on the sidelines of a soccer field, or up in the stands at a basketball court.
When my boys play sports, I experience the game through them. I can feel my adrenaline kick in when eith...
June 2, 2014
Five Ways to Keep Your New Hires from Failing
According to SHRM, most employees get about 90 days to prove themselves in a new job.
What may be less obvious is that a job also gets about 90 days to prove itself to a new employee. Or that a shared perception of Employee/Employer fit over the initial onboarding period is critical for both turnover intentions and larger organizational success.
Onboarding is often considered HR’s problem. Many rank and file employees don’t trust new employees until they are fully up to speed, and the more comp...
May 20, 2014
On Technology and Authenticity: Our Latest Workforce Mood Tracker Report
Technology in HR has changed exponentially over the last few years. It’s made us so much more powerful and given us incredible tools for measuring and managing talent and culture.
But the onslaught of new technology options and approaches can be confusing and misleading for many, because it isn’t always clear which technologies are make sense for HR and where they fit and where they don’t. We need a thoughtfulness and responsible approach to integrating technology. Without it, we can be set ad...
May 6, 2014
The Dark Side of Fun
Fun is an important part of today’s most engaging workplaces. In fact, group activities and fun are an important part of the culture philosophy for many companies on ‘best places to work’ lists.
The organizers of these activities envision that they will make employees happy and engaged. And for many people they do just that. In our own company, for example, we have many group activities that happen all year that bring us closer as an organization.
But there is a darker side of fun, that can bec...
May 5, 2014
Micro-Interview with Author Roger Martin
Do you know Roger Martin? If not, you should. Roger is highly respected across the globe for his perspective on workplace excellence and human capital management. The Canadian author and former Dean of the University of Toronto is well known for his contributions to integrative thinking and design thinking, and more recently a concentration on corporate responsibility and the conjunction of economics and company success.
Roger’s focus on the importance of innovating in business, his prediction...
April 29, 2014
Recognizing Across Cultures: China
Do you understand guanxi and mianzi? Do you know how recognition is unique in China? In our ongoing series on Recognizing across Cultures, we will discuss the cultural and business norms on a region by region basis and use our experience to give you some recommendations for making recognition relevant and powerful for your employees.
Mainland China
Overview
Mainland China, on the whole, tends to be a highly holistic and collectivist culture, where workers must understand the context of their wor...
