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Archive for the ‘Rewards’ Category

September 3rd, 2008

Are you rewarded for managing people?

Wally Bock recently offered three reasons managers don’t do people management. Wally offers three very interesting insights into why:

They don’t think it’s their job.
They don’t have the tools they need.
They won’t deal with the uncomfortable parts.

Wally cited a a study on the ROI of talent management conducted by IBM and the Human Capital Institute and […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 7 comments

July 28th, 2008

Employee Awards That Don’t Cost a Lot of Money

It shouldn’t cost you a bunch of money to thank your team for a job well done. Some of the best awards I’ve received have cost the person giving it to me absolutely nothing, and I love those awards far more than any of the costly rewards I’ve gotten.  As I’ve examined the rewards that […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 6 comments

June 20th, 2008

Be Specific When Praising: Fast Feedback Tip

Wondering why your praise isn’t getting results? Take this quick quiz.
Quick quiz:
Does your feedback sound like this:
You’re doing a great job Joe! Keep it up!
Or this:
Thanks for working an extra hour the last 3 nights to finish up that tough project. Now that it’s out on time, our customers will be 31% more efficient, which […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 5 comments