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 | Jul 2, 2023 | Customized Award Programs
The www.PaintMyStory.com concept was originally developed in the 1980’s as a personalized historical montage program, before the internet and social media. While the idea was always a good one, it was expensive, complicated and challenging with manual art...
by John Schaefer | Jan 11, 2023 | employee recognition
by Mike Robbins A few years ago, I got some specific feedback that it would serve me, my work, and my growth to start practicing the art of allowing in a more conscious and deliberate way. While I was familiar with the concept of allowing, I realized I had little...
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...