by John Schaefer | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve talked about the differences between generations in the workplace for many years. We used to discuss five Generations: Traditionalists (born between 1924 and 1945), Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980), Gen Y or...
by John Schaefer | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
After more than 25 years of working with a variety of clients to improve their approach to recognition, employee engagement and performance management, I continue to keep my eyes open to fresh and helpful ideas on ways to define and grow employee engagement. Recently...
by John Schaefer | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Louis Efron, M.S. The Voice of Purpose An engagement survey is just the beginning of motivating employees. In fact, if you just do a survey and nothing more, employee engagement will likely decrease and turnover will increase. If you ask an employee for feedback...
by John Schaefer | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a leader, you have an incredible opportunity to inspire and change someone’s life every single day. An opportunity you should never take for granted. -Leadership First Culture is the backbone of your organization; it is the character and personality behind the way...
by John Schaefer | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
By John Schaefer – America’s Employee Recognition Expert Arizona Republic reporter Russ Wiles presented this interested observation last week and I immediately saw a parallel with the Recognition and Incentive industry. Wiles’ theory is that the big players have a...
by John Schaefer | Feb 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Improve Morale, Productivity and Performance While Saving Money in the Process After 21 years helping clients recognize and reward their employees, we’ve seen a lot of changes. Today, there are four distinct generations in the workplace and engaging them effectively...
