Organizations want their employees to be more intrinsically engaged at work. They want their employees to be more creative, more innovative, and to take more risks. One of the ways organizations are supporting these initiatives is through the use of incentives. While incentives can be a good way to drive short term behavior, you have…
Last week I re-tweeted a blog post from Tom Peters, the best-selling business management guru. In Appreciation! “Tool” No.1 Tom shares his own growing appreciation for a quote by the American psychologist, William James who said, “The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” Tom goes on to talk about the…
Managers can be shy or unsure of themselves when it comes to recognizing and praising others at work. That’s some of the feedback we’ve been getting as people have been participating in our Catch People Doing Things Right Twitter contest (see details below). Part of the reason is that leaders are concerned that they won’t do it right—or…
Join The Ken Blanchard Companies’ Mark Paskowitz for a live, online chat today at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time. Paskowitz will be answering questions immediately after his webinar on Reward and Recognition on a Limited Budget. The webinar is free and is a part of The Ken Blanchard Companies monthly webinar series co-sponsored with Cisco WebEx.…