All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 55

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    Top five do's and don'ts when recognising employees

    2019-11-22T08:58:57Z

    by Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward Gateway How do you show appreciation for your top-performing team members? As a manager, it’s your job to build an environment in which your team is motivated and committed to act in the best interest of the company.You can create this ...

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    What is strategic recognition?

    2019-11-21T09:58:37Z

    By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward Gateway When you get good at recognising those who do their job well or go above and beyond their role, employees (and your business) benefit in many ways. Strategic recognition helps create the environment for more engagement because people are getting ...

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    Adapting to a changing workforce: the impact of continuous employee recognition

    2019-11-14T14:12:51Z

    By Olivia Hyde, Product Manager at Reward Gateway Billions are spent on employee recognition and employee recognition programmes every year. But is our money misplaced? By investing in the right kind of employee recognition, you'll build a better foundation to improving employee engagement.To get ahead of your competition, it's time ...

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    The Best Spotify Playlists for Work to Increase Productivity

    2019-11-14T11:08:31Z

    According to a report by the LSE, sound can have a significant effect on our concentration and calmness, so our productivity in the workplace.So, if you are somebody who likes some background music to keep you going when you’re slogging away, here are some of our favourite Spotify playlists to ...

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    Arnold Clark hosts recognition awards for 1,100 employees

    2019-11-13T10:58:49Z

    On 7 November 2019, automotive organisation Arnold Clark celebrated its employees' success for 2019 with an awards ceremony that recognised long service, community impact and excellent customer service.The event, which took place at the SEC Armadillo building in Glasgow, hosted more than 1,100 of the organisation's employees. The awards ceremony ...

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    Employee Retention: Top 5 reasons employees leave their jobs

    2019-11-08T14:27:05Z

    Understanding why people leave their roles is key to improving retention. In this year’s version of their yearly report ‘The Employee Retention Report’, the Work Institute shed light on just why it is employees move on from their current roles.The study contains insights from interviews with over 250,000 employees into ...

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    Leveraging the power of social media through reward and recognition

    2019-11-08T12:06:33Z

    Social reward: the psychology behind workplace recognitionThe notion that reward and recognition are non-essentials in the workplace is long gone, but many organisations still lack an engaging reward and recognition programme. Interestingly, humans have part of our brain which is in charge of reward-processing – the striatum. This, in turn, ...

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    Using recognition data to aid your people strategy

    2019-11-08T11:59:16Z

    When it comes to understanding your employees, HR analytics are probably the most powerful tools available. While the effects of employee recognition tools are immediate, looking at the behind-the-scenes data can provide powerful insight: who is thanking who? Which teams are working well together? Which people aren’t engaging?Each year, employees ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Dakota Hotels staff save £15,000 through perks platform

    2019-11-08T09:30:30Z

    EXCLUSIVE: As at 7 November 2019, and since launching a new perks and recognition platform in January 2019, hotel chain Dakota Hotels has seen its 490 employees share 318 moments of thanks and save an estimated total of £15,000 through discounted and free perks.The hotel chain has locations in Glasgow, ...

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    Intrinsic motivation in the workplace: Getting rid of the carrot

    2019-11-06T08:47:08Z

    by Toni Whitehouse, Head of Sales Development at Reward GatewayWhen you were in elementary school, you probably had a teacher who used some kind of sticker reward chart (I know I did). The concept was simple: The better behaved I was, the more stickers I saw go up. The more ...

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    Key global trends in rewards and recognition in 2019

    2019-11-05T12:08:22Z

    By Jamie KingTrends in rewards and recognition are always changing. When the priorities and preferences of employees change, employers need to adjust how they reward and recognise the quality work that employees do. We have compiled a list of the most important global trends in reward and recognition programs that ...

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    How to let your employee recognition programme blossom

    2019-10-30T08:31:58Z

    By Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayBefore I share with you my thoughts on how to get recognition right at your organization, let me share with you a quote by Stephen Covey. He says that “you have to water flowers if you want them to grow." What ...

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    Building a business case for global reward and recognition

    2019-10-25T13:29:18Z

    Benefex has been sharing research into employee recognition for a few years now. You know the drill: 76% of us find peer praise very or extremely motivating; receiving a ‘thank you’ at work doubles our chances of offering help again in future; and there’s a whole host of wellbeing benefits ...

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    Perks, Pay or Reward and Recognition – which do you value most?

    2019-10-23T08:47:52Z

    The issue of how people should be fairly recompensed for their jobs is a topic that is coming under increasing scrutiny. We are frequently seeing highly publicised criticism of businesses that deploy tactics such as zero-hours contracts, unpaid internships or attempt to pay staff below the minimum wage. Indeed, it ...

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    Charles Tyrwhitt refreshed benefits to embed new organisational values

    2019-10-22T05:00:50Z

    Two years ago, global menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt began a largescale project to update its organisational values, purpose and behaviours. Alongside this, it refreshed its reward package to better reflect its new cultural approach.Sarah Mortimer, talent acquisition and employer communications manager at Charles Tyrwhitt, says: “We had a set of ...

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    The benefits offered by Charles Tyrwhitt

    2019-10-22T05:00:12Z

    The benefits offered by Charles Tyrwhitt:Pension and protection benefitsDefined contribution (DC) workplace pension scheme for all employees, offering enhanced matching employer contributions of 6% for managers and above.Group income protection offered to all staff on an employer-paid basis.Health and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) provided on an employer-paid basis; this includes ...

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    Organisation behind Bella Italia and Café Rouge launches reward and recognition scheme

    2019-10-21T10:09:47Z

    Restaurant organisation Casual Dining Group (CDG), which owns brands including Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas, has launched a new reward and recognition scheme for its 7,000 employees in the UK.The new programme, provided by Each Person, was implemented on 17 October 2019 to help boost employee satisfaction and ...

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    6 Ways employee recognition will boost your employer brand

    2019-10-18T15:34:17Z

    Lorelei BowmanBranding is a crucial part of your company. It secures recruitment, differentiates you from competitors and introduces your company to prospective customers and the wider industry on both a local and global level.With the internet in full swing and new technology at our fingertips, anyone can create a brand ...

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    How do millennials want to be recognised at work?

    2019-10-17T15:30:38Z

    A common challenge for employers is figuring out how millennials want to be recognised at work. Indeed, we cannot talk about employee recognition in a monolithic way. How an employee wants to be recognised can be affected by factors such as the generation the employee belongs to, as this can ...

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    Bringing your business together with a culture of continuous recognition

    2019-10-17T07:20:31Z

    by Phil Collin, Senior Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayEvery company wants employees aligned with their vision and values and to improve communication and collaboration between different teams. In this eBook, Torsten Beck, Suncorp's Executive Manager - Benefits, discusses how Suncorp achieved this by using a simple and consistent employee ...