As much as we wish they were, teams are not constantly motivated and sometimes need a little boost in morale to get the creative juices flowing. It is a daunting fact only 30% of employees worldwide feel inspired and engaged[…]
4 Employee Feedback Advice Pieces You Can’t Miss
By Michael Heller Performance Feedback Apr 13, 2016
There is no cookie cutter way to giving feedback to employees. But there are definitely ways to get it done more effectively than others. Research shows that 43% of highly engaged employees receive feedback from their employers at least once[…]
One would think the annual performance review killed somebody from the way it’s being abandoned on the roadside by corporate America. From the time it takes to its usefulness as a performance management tool to the stress it can cause employees,[…]
4 Things Teams Can Learn from Underdogs
By Michael Heller Employee Engagement Mar 29, 2016
It’s March and you know what means? March Madness is here! Say goodbye to that comfy neighborhood pub you love to wind down at because this NCAA tournament will be splattered across televisions in every bar in America until April.
Warren Buffett is offering a million dollars a year for life to one of his employees who guesses the first two rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament correctly. Assuming a 50/50 chance of choosing the winner of each game,[…]
Dance Moms, Bachelor and The Voice: Should You Rank Performance This Way?
By iRevü Performance Management Mar 08, 2016
What do Dance Moms, The Bachelor, The Voice and how to rank employee performance have in common? They’re all focused around stacked ranking when we wonder how to rank employee performance, a method that’s been used by companies like Amazon[…]
3 Ingredients For Your Business Cinderella Story
By iRevü Employee Engagement, Employee Retention Mar 01, 2016
The Cinderella story is a classic. A young woman loses her father and is enslaved by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. Along comes this potentially life-changing ball, and like any young girl, she’s desperate to go. Of course, her stepmother[…]
Creating Teams: Ask the Professionals
By Michael Heller Employee Engagement Feb 23, 2016
How do you create high performing teams? That’s the million dollar question and there’s no simple answer. Every team is different and is comprised of varying personalities, communication styles and motivators. There is no secret recipe to creating a high[…]
That’s right you heard it here first folks, we’ve got six, count ’em, six ways to make your low performing employees excited to work. We were going to do 10, but getting to the point and using effective means of[…]
Is a Free Agent Approach to Employee Performance Right For Your Company?
By iRevü Performance Feedback, Performance Management Feb 09, 2016
Remember the movie Face-off? Nicholas Cage and John Travolta switch faces and each other has to understand and learn about their new lives, the people in it and how they will make it out alive. That’s what the HR professionals[…]