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A listing/summary of blog posts and articles from and about the incentive industry.
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what do we mean when we talk about employee wellness ROI? — free-range communication

what do we mean when we talk about employee wellness ROI? — free-range communication | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
just this week i’ve read three thought-provoking articles on employee wellness return on investment (ROI): debunking the bad math of workplace “get well quick” schemes (commonhealth) wellness incentives in the workplace: cost savings through cost ...
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Great overview - wellness may NOT have the impact we think.

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Globoforce Launches New Crowdsourced Recognition Report for Performance Reviews | Business Wire

Globoforce Launches New Crowdsourced Recognition Report for Performance Reviews | Business Wire | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Globoforce Launches New Crowdsourced Recognition Report for Performance Reviews
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Virgin HealthMiles Offers On-The-Go Nutrition Tracking With MyFitnessPal Partnership

Virgin HealthMiles Offers On-The-Go Nutrition Tracking With MyFitnessPal Partnership | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
We’re proud to announce today that we’ve teamed up with the free health and fitness system MyFitnessPal to further extend our HealthMiles platform, help employers grow beyond Wellness 1.0 and suppo...
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How do you measure and improve employee engagement? | SmartBlogs

How do you measure and improve employee engagement? | SmartBlogs | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
The following responses are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council, an invitation-only organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrep
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Some great answers in this group - not one said awards or money!  NOT. ONE.

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why is social recognition important?

In my current role as Product Manager, I have frequent interaction with clients and other B2B customers who are very hesitant to use social media within the
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Managers are Key to Recognition

Managers are Key to Recognition | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

“A company might have a world-class performance management system in place, but the system is only as effective as the managers who implement it.”

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About TIME.  Been saying this for years!

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Richard Zahn Reveals Importance of Employee Engagement - World News Report

Richard Zahn Reveals Importance of Employee Engagement - World News Report | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Richard Zahn Reveals Importance of Employee Engagement. Press release distribution provided by World News Report
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Meaning is... well.... meaningful!  Help your employees find it within your company - or they will find it somewhere else.

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What Does HR Have To Unlearn? | Fistful of Talent

What Does HR Have To Unlearn? | Fistful of Talent | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

the things we think that will happen in HR in the next 10 years we thought were going to happen in the last 10 years.

 

I wonder why we are playing Groundhog Day with HR?

 

Could it be that we think we know things that just aren’t true?

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This applies in a lot of areas - not just HR... what do you need to unlearn?

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Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce

Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Below are my slides from my recent keynote on generations (click here if you can’t see the embedded slides). Check it out.
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Good info in here!

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Gift card awards, reduce accidents, & improve employee health. | Award Safety

Gift card awards, reduce accidents, & improve employee health. | Award Safety | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
When Your Company Gets Recognized Do You Reward Your Employees?
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Great Point!

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Symbolist -My Trip Back From The Frontier Project #FTP1

Symbolist -My Trip Back From The Frontier Project #FTP1 | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
I just returned from spending time in Omaha with the gang from Talent Anarchy and about 40 other business professionals from around the US.  I’m still not sure what to call the gathering – the gig was more than a conference, almost a revolution… A Confelution? Nah…  Let’s just say people that are interested in the future of HR got together to see what would happen.
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North America sees lowest levels of employee engagement since 2008: Aon Hewitt | Canadian HR Reporter

North America sees lowest levels of employee engagement since 2008: Aon Hewitt | Canadian HR Reporter | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

Employee engagement levels in North America have declined to the lowest levels since 2008 and the way employees perceived their general work experience in 2012 remains unchanged from the prior year.

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NOTE:  Maybe all this talk about SaaS systems and simple implementation isn't really the answer?

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YOUR BABY'S UGLY: Employee Recognition Doesn’t Work – For Some!

YOUR BABY'S UGLY: Employee Recognition Doesn’t Work – For Some! | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

No, you don’t have to and shouldn’t find a way to recognize and reward everyone in your organization.  Some folks don’t deserve it and never will.  I know the HR wants to treat most employees the same and they spend considerable time trying to fix the poor performers, but is it really worth it?

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Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?

Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead? | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
The organizational psychologist Adam Grant argues that the key to hyperefficiency is tirelessly helping others.
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NOTE:  Counterintuitive - but research has shown that giving lights up the same reward centers of the brain as "getting" does.

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The Importance of Mentoring in Motivating Employees at Work

The Importance of Mentoring in Motivating Employees at Work | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Mentoring employees can lead to big rewards.
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The Most Engaged Employees Work at Companies of 10 People and Fewer

The Most Engaged Employees Work at Companies of 10 People and Fewer | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
A recent survey published by Gallup showed that when employee engagement is broken down by company size, the smallest companies have the most engaged employees—and it wasn’t even close.
42% of...
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NOTE:  Can you structure your company to create multiple companies of 10?

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Can Drafting Make Your Company 25% More Productive?

Can Drafting Make Your Company 25% More Productive? | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

f you want to be competitive in the overall race, it’s really important to be riding with a group – to work within the group, alternately drafting and pulling – allowing everyone to contribute to the performance of the pack of riders in total.

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Our newest post from Tom Miller - Prez...

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Once More unto the Breach – Correcting Bad Motivation Language

Once More unto the Breach – Correcting Bad Motivation Language | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it

But it also exposes us to a lot of just plain bad information that is passed to you as “expert” advice.

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Gallup's Workplace Jedi On How To Fix Our Employee Engagement Problem

Gallup's Workplace Jedi On How To Fix Our Employee Engagement Problem | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
More than half of America's workforce is disengaged. In an exclusive conversation with Dr. Jim Harterwho initiated the first State of the American...
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NOTE:  This is such old news - but still isn't being acted upon!  Too much snake oil - not enough connecting emotionally within an organization.

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Webinar Q&A: How to Use Incentives to Change Behavior (Not Get Bad Press)

Webinar Q&A: How to Use Incentives to Change Behavior (Not Get Bad Press) | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s webinar: How to Use Incentives to Change Behavior (Not Get Bad Press).  Missed it? Check out the recording. We didn’t have time to answer all of the g...
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Want to Change Your Culture? Run!

Want to Change Your Culture? Run! | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Douglas Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup, speaks with Booz & Company senior partner Jon Katzenbach about connecting with people more effectively by putting on a pair of running shoes.
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Great points in this videa - get out from behind the desk - who knew?

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Steve's HR Technology - Journal - Virtual HR, or, 'Did you ask the HR chatbot?'

Steve's HR Technology - Journal - Virtual HR, or, 'Did you ask the HR chatbot?' | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
While I and many, many others have blogged, talked, and pontificated about how the ongoing advance...
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NOTE:  we are not too far from RoboRecognition (TM)

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Employee engagement on the rise, Aon Hewitt says | BenefitsPro

Employee engagement on the rise, Aon Hewitt says | BenefitsPro | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Aon Hewitt says employee engagement is improving and that employees’ perceptions of their work experience also is up.
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NOTE:  And last week is was lowest since 2008... go figure.

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How to Use Incentives to Change Behavior (Not Get Bad Press)

How to Use Incentives to Change Behavior (Not Get Bad Press) | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
CVS’ recent press coverage regarding their use of penalties to increase health tracking is causing many companies to reconsider if and how they put more teeth into their wellness incentives strateg...
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Employee Engagement: Way More than an Annual Survey Score

Employee Engagement: Way More than an Annual Survey Score | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
New i4cp research, released today, reveals specific practices used by high-performance organizations to drive engagement and measure its impact on revenue growth
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Making The Case For Creating Meaningful Work - TanveerNaseer.com

Making The Case For Creating Meaningful Work - TanveerNaseer.com | Symbolist - Our Incentive And Reward Industry Compendium | Scoop.it
Work/Life Survey from Philips North America reveals three key findings of what leaders need to address to create meaningful work for their employees.
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NOTE:  Key in this dicussion is the company's responsibility to help employees FIND that meaning.  That's what we help with.

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