by John Schaefer | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
August 28, 2024 Recently read this fantastic article by Sarah McVanel the Chief Recognition Officer at Greatness Magnified. This is one of the best overall explanation of what is really behind Employee Turnover and has some terrific ideas on how to discuss solutions...
by John Schaefer | Jul 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
I just saw this great article from my Incentive Services partners that really nails this issue. I’ve been around long enough to see Service Award change from just jewelry to heirloom choices to lifestyle awards and to fully integrated recognition, employee...
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. ...
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...
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 | Dec 15, 2022 | employee recognition best practices
by Louis Efron – The Voice of Purpose STORY HIGHLIGHTS A unique, value-informed culture attracts employees and customersImbuing company values starts with the C-suiteManagers are key to connecting individual work to organizational values Most organizations have...
by John Schaefer | Aug 24, 2022 | employee engagement
I just listened to a fabulous new redthread research Podcast with Matt Gosney, Vice President of Organizational Development and Learning Services, UCHealth. This is very timely information that may be helpful to you and your organization as you work thought today’s HR...
by John Schaefer | Apr 8, 2022 | Articles on Employee Training and Development
A recent quote from Bruce Temkin, head of Qualtrics XM Institute, implored company leaders “to look at where employees are headed next and to get ready for the next phase of the ever-changing employment situation: The Great Onboarding.”1 So in our final segment about...
