Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category

Strategies to implement a successful incentive program

November 4, 2010  by Greg Greunke Incentive programs seem like a good idea. In fact studies show that incentive programs can increase individual performance by 22% and team performance by as much as 44%. So why don’t more companies use such an effective tool? The problem is implementation. In a study by the International Society [...]

November 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Leadership, Motivation, Recognition  No Comments

November Idea Bulletin

Here are employee engagement ideas for November.  Use your own staff photos and words, or suggested text below. This month we celebrate and acknowledge those who care for family and community in areas of physical, social and mental fitness with National Role Models Month.  ____________________________________________________________  . November is Home Care & Hospice Awareness Month Goal: [...]

November 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Events & Ideas, Leadership, Wellness  No Comments

Gift giving guidelines

October 20, 2010   Greg Greunke For you forward thinking folks lets shoot towards December 20 and imagine what it looks like. You’re cruising the parking lot, seriously weighing the ROI on a $200 fine for parking on the sidewalk so that you can run into the mall. One week before Christmas and you have not [...]

October 20, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Communication, Leadership, Loyalty, Motivation  No Comments

Proof: You can improve employee performance and productivity in all categories

Sept 2, 2010 by Mark Allen We can measure predictive drivers for productivity and engagement…. and it’s not connected to salary.  This presentation by Don Rheem proves that it’s all about the culture and environment you create, and internal communication is key. 1.  Numbers drive the business 2.  People drive the numbers 3.  Behavior drive [...]

September 2, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Communication, Gamification, Leadership, Loyalty, Motivation, Recognition  No Comments

Employees Focused on Key Performance Indicators During this Economy?

June 18, 2010 by Mark Allen During this bumpy economic ride, it is more important than ever to get employees all pulling in the same direction. And, yet, there has become so much distraction, added work and home pressures, increased accountability at every intersection.  In  a recent conversation, one Executive told me, “In thirty years [...]

June 20, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Leadership, Life Balance  No Comments

Making the workplace a BETTER place: Improves performance and productivity. (How you can help)

November 13, 2009 by Mark Allen A vendor approached me at a trade show recently and said, “More companies need to know about this stuff.  So, what are ways your company goes about spreading the word?”   To help answer that, here is a description of how we help companies engage their employees – along with a way YOU can play [...]

November 14, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Communication, Events & Ideas, Leadership, Motivation, Recognition, Safety, Wellness  6 Comments