All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 60
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Supplier articleHow do millennials want to be recognised at work?
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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Supplier articleBringing your business together with a culture of continuous recognition
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 ...
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Supplier articleCreating "happiness" in our employee perks
by Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayAt least once a week there’s a blog or article written about the weird and wonderful perks that companies are giving their employees. Is there a competition that nobody told me about... has the category of "weirdest perks" been added to ...
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Supplier articleNot all recognition is created equally: How to create a formula that works
by Alex Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayThese days, companies of all shapes and sizes are embracing employee recognition as a tool to drive engagement, improve morale and combat demotivators in the workplace.A lack of manager-led recognition is often a top reason employee recognition is inconsistent in the ...
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Supplier article14 ways eCards help build an amazing culture of recognition
by Megan Gough, Head of Client Success at Reward GatewayeCards are an easy way to build a culture of continuous recognition for your employees. By customising them to fit your culture and brand, you can use eCards to say a simple "thank you," recognise specific achievements like hitting a quarterly ...
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Supplier articleSeven ways moments of employee recognition can fuel your employer brand
by Catrin Lewis, Head of Global Engagement and Internal Communications at Reward GatewaySharing moments of recognition internally is powerful — the right kind of employee recognition reinforces what great work looks like to drive business value, helps spread best practice with examples of how to recognise others and help employees ...
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Supplier articleWhy current reward and recognition schemes are still falling short
Lorelei BowmanWith 94% of executives increasing their focus on digital growth, it’s clear that employers are now recognising the frustration among employees in disjointed or outdated technology. One of the most common culprits is giving and receiving recognition or reward at work. Here, we’ll break down each of the most ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: LinkedIn uses organisational culture as driver for engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Professional social media organisation LinkedIn has adopted a people-first approach to its employee experience, business operations and organisational culture, using this as its key driver for talent attraction, retention and motivation.Closing the conference agenda on Wednesday 2 October at Employee Benefits Live 2019, Katherine Gilbert, senior ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Adidas fosters trust and promotes flexibility to drive performance
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Jonathan Collinge (pictured), corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager at multinational sports clothing brand Adidas, opened day two of Employee Benefits Live 2019 with insights into how the organisation approaches culture and the employee experience.Collinge's keynote speech, which took place on Wednesday 2 October 2019 at the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Poppy Factory uses organisational values to embed wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Veterans charity The Poppy Factory has used its organisational values to help implement a four-pronged wellbeing strategy.Speaking on day one of Employee Benefits Live 2019, Charlotte Dymock, HR business partner at The Poppy Factory, explained how staff wellbeing is not simply about free fruit and yoga ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Charles Stanley harnesses employee voice to boost staff engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Financial services organisation Charles Stanley has increased its employee engagement from 67% in 2016 to 76% in 2018, by harnessing employee ideas and empowering staff to participate in its transformation.Speaking on Tuesday October 1 as part of the employee engagement conference stream, Kate Griffiths-Lambeth, group HR ...
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Supplier articleSix tips to build employee recognition into your company culture
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayRecognition has become an essential tool for companies to use to engage with their employees. And it is no surprise since appreciation and recognition are fundamental human needs. When you recognise someone for doing a good job, they feel valued and ...
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Supplier articleAdapting to a changing workforce: the impact of continuous employee recognition
By Sevi Rahimova, Head of Product at Reward GatewayBillions 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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AnalysisHow should employers position Christmas rewards and incentives?
Need to know: As employees become more concerned about health, social responsibility and the environment, Christmas rewards are changing and adapting accordingly.Sustainable options include e-vouchers, experiences and paid time off; while volunteering leave can cover both wellbeing and social responsibility.Rather than encouraging staff to drink and eat more during this ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Christmas rewards can recognise the year's achievements
March 2015 research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Show me the money: The behavioural science of reward, found that money can help incentivise employee behaviour in a variety of ways. For example, when promised money for a later task, people start to perform intermediate tasks better, ...
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Supplier articleCan eCards change company culture?
by Megan Gough, Head of Client Success at Reward GatewayChanging a company culture doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, effort, employee feedback, leadership buy-in and more.eCards are a form of peer-to-peer recognition, where anyone in the business can send an eCard to others in the business. These eCards can be ...
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Supplier articleYour guide to choosing a reward and recognition solution
By Kyle Green, SVP Sales at Reward Gateway Employee reward and recognition (or, as we like to say, recognition and reward) has received a lot of attention in the last decade. Companies around the world are spending a collective £37 billion on recognition and reward programmes. But despite this increase ...
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Supplier articleWhy putting managers first is key to building an ideal recognition culture
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayIt’s no surprise that employees crave recognition in the workplace and modern workers expect consistent recognition.In fact, in our recent study we found that 75% of employees in the UK agreed that motivation and morale would improve at their company if ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of UK employees cite flexible hours as most important job element
More than two-fifths (44%) of UK employees cite the ability to work flexible hours as the most important element of a job, according to research by Jellyfish Training.Its survey of 2,000 full and part-time professionals in the UK also found that 40% of respondents believe praise and recognition of their ...
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Supplier articleShould company culture come from the top-down or the bottom up?
By John StevensCompany culture is effectively an organisation’s personality and in many ways it can be as unique and complex as any individual. Just as our own personalities evolve and shift according to a whole host of environmental factors, it is likely that your business culture will also incur changes ...