Category Archives: Employee Motivation

What to Do When You Have Trouble Praising Employees

Liz Kislik — August 14, 2017 Follow @lizkislik — August 14, 2017 Practically every executive knows that praise is a crucial management tool. Gallup research shows that when managers recognize employees’ strengths and positive characteristics, rather than focusing on their weaknesses and negative characteristics, employee engagement goes up significantly. But what are your options if … Continue reading What to Do When You Have Trouble Praising Employees

Employees Too Busy to Volunteer? Shift the Narrative.

Ryan Scott — May 26, 2017 Follow @causecast— May 26, 2017 I often hear feedback from CSR leaders who lament the challenge of busy employees. Companies everywhere are populated by workhorses who are overcommitted, under-resourced and scrambling to unbury themselves from a towering pile of to-dos. “Volunteering is wonderful,” think many of these folks, “whenever … Continue reading Employees Too Busy to Volunteer? Shift the Narrative.

Looking for a Cost Effective Way to Streamline Your Employee Training Programs?

Rob Macleod — April 10, 2017 Follow @aktivmindlms— April 10, 2017 It’s no secret that corporate training departments often lack the funding and talent needed to create effective training programs. As an instructional designer, I have seen budgets slashed instructional design positions given to people that had no prior experience in building a solid curriculum. … Continue reading Looking for a Cost Effective Way to Streamline Your Employee Training Programs?

Are Your Employees Overly Stressed? Here’s How to Fix It [Infographic]

Heather R. Huhman — March 31, 2017 Follow @heatherhuhman— March 31, 2017 J.D. Irving Limited (JDI) employs a large workforce of employees across four generations, spread throughout North America. Their leadership noticed the impact workplace stress was having on their staff, so they took a big first step: prioritizing employee well-being and looking for ways … Continue reading Are Your Employees Overly Stressed? Here’s How to Fix It [Infographic]

How to Motivate Your Employees to be More Productive

Rob Macleod — March 20, 2017 Follow @aktivmindlms— March 20, 2017 An employee’s relationship with their manager is the one of the strongest factors influencing employee engagement, so it often becomes the responsibility of the management team to improve motivation among employees. Figuring out how to motivate your employees to be more productive at work … Continue reading How to Motivate Your Employees to be More Productive