Simple Performance Management Practices that Drive Up Employee Engagement
August 22, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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The following is a guest post by Sean Conrad. Sean is a Senior Product Analyst at Halogen Software, one of the leading providers of performance appraisal software.
Most of us are familiar with Gallup’s employee engagement research and the twelve statements they use to measure it.
When I look at the list, it strikes me that there [...]
Our Weekly People Practices Email Reduces Your Time Managing Employees – Helping Your Bottom Line
August 20, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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On August 4 I told you about our new feature for email subscribers, a weekly people practices email geared toward improving your company’s bottom line. Tom Walter, CEO of our 2010 Top Small Company Workplace Tasty Catering, commented on that post saying it’s a great idea.
This week he shared specifics with me on exactly why he [...]
Barnes & Noble in Studio City, CA Does Employee Recognition Well
August 18, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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Last week my wife had a birthday, so in celebration we decided to spend part of the day miniature golfing in Sherman Oaks. On the way back home, I noticed that the Bookstar Barnes & Noble in Studio City was using its marquee (the building used to be a movie theater) for a very important [...]
More Advice on Growing Great First-Time Managers from the President of PrintingForLess.com
August 16, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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What an amazing community of small business leaders Winning Workplaces is fortunate to know! After I wrote this post last week providing resources to help leaders set their new managers up for success – in which I shared a facet of our honoree Andrew Field’s approach to this – the President of PrintingForLess.com emailed me [...]
Unclear goals
August 14, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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(For those reading this in an RSS feed: this is from our Bad Workplace Experiences/Solutions blog)I am responsible for working with our existing clients to make sure they are satisified with the service they receive from us. I am losing my motivation because my company keeps cutting costs, my clients are upset, and I am unclear [...]
