There are a couple of different measures that always matter. Productivity is one of them. You have to hold people accountable to deliver upon the goals and tasks that they are asked to accomplish. The other piece that is not as heavily managed is people’s discretionary energy. That’s part of what I found out…
Many employees feel they are not getting enough recognition and their work environment is not providing career growth. That’s what we found out in our new white paper From Engagement to Work Passion which takes a further look at the concept of employee passion. This is a continuation of our research which identified eight basic…
Tomorrow we are starting our annual 2-day all company meeting. Over 300 Blanchard employees from around the world are meeting together to celebrate last year’s accomplishments and discuss this year’s strategies for succeeding in a tough economy. A couple of us are doing presentations (including yours truly.) I’ll be talking about engageable moments and…
The current economic situation can have either a positive or negative impact on motivation. The pessimist will see these difficulties as de-motivators. However, the optimist knows that difficult times can bring us together in a common effort and goal. It all depends on how you look at it. Findings from the 2008/2009 WorkUSA…
I had an interesting experience in a pilot class on employee engagement that shows the importance of keeping the focus on individuals and resisting the urge to roll-up data. During the class, we anonymously polled the ten participants on the degree to which they were getting their needs met in our eight employee passion areas:…
I’ve just fallen in love with a new television series that I’ve discovered online. The program is called Kitchen Nightmares and it features world-class restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, most famous for his television show Hell’s Kitchen. In this series, Ramsay works with struggling restaurants all across the United States to see what he can do to…