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Putting a face to a name

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: August 3, 2010
A recent article published on Knowledge@Wharton, titled “Putting a Face to a Name: The Art of Motivating Employees,” emphasises that workers have better results when they can identify with those they serve. Specifically, face-to-face interactions and task significance (“what I do makes a difference”) are key drivers for motivation and performance.
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Employee engagement: a roadmap

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: June 3, 2010
How can an organisation create an environment that truly engages its employees in order for the company to flourish? Author and consultant Brad Federman calls it “the big question” for all organisations: “How do we create an environment that encourages connections or mutually beneficial bonds?” The question isn’t about warm and fuzzy feel-good workplaces; it’s about employee performance and tenure and their impact on the organisation and its bottom line.
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Global differences in worker engagement

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: January 17, 2008
Workers around the world are fired up by completely different things. According to new research, a global, one-size-fits-all approach to employee engagement will almost inevitably fail. A study of workers in 22 countries by HR consultancy Mercer has found that people vary enormously in the value they place on their job.
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Spying destroys trust

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: October 10, 2007

Bosses have declared war on the personal use of company resources, but this approach destroys trust, an important ingredient for success.

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Employee loyalty on the decrease

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: October 1, 2007

Employers are faced with a situation where the number of employees causing a negative drain on the organisation outweighs those who are working to positively support it. With more than a third of employees classified as high risk, there is growing concern as to how the negative attitudes of this group will affect organisations – and their ability to compete successfully – down the road.

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