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How Your Employee Recognition Program Can Destroy Morale

Let's Grow Leaders

If you really want to reward employees, be sure to do it in a way that positively impacts employee morale by avoiding these (sadly quite common) mistakes. How do you think employees feel appreciated with the backdrop of dumpsters behind them? How do you think employees feel appreciated with the backdrop of dumpsters behind them?

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What Is Different About Ethical Leadership?

Leading Blog

They have an underlying moral courage even when going against great odds. People follow them precisely because of the moral heroism they convey. As founder and CEO of Chobani, a top-selling yogurt company, he “operates on a simple fundamental principle, that we do well by doing good.” Where do you make exceptions?

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How to Lead a Negative Team Member

Let's Grow Leaders

Before addressing a negative team member’s behavior, do a self-audit of these common frustrations and make sure you’re not inadvertently causing the negativity. Eliminate these toxic behaviors from your leadership before doing anything else. Do you consistently encourage and recognize people? Your Leadership.

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More than Just a Fat Paycheck: How to Improve Employee Satisfaction

HR Digest

And if we know the secret, how do we improve employee satisfaction? A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that companies with engaged employees are 20% more profitable than those with disengaged employees. A fat paycheck, formidable power, work friends, or good coffee? What is Employee Satisfaction?

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Need More Fun at Work? 5 Do’s and 5 Don’ts

Leading Blog

Take note of these “do’s” as you strive to implement a fun workplace culture: Do #1: Be playful and choose to have fun. Do #2: Be open and flexible. Do #3: Experiment and try new things. Do #4: Learn, refine, and reapply. Do #4: Learn, refine, and reapply. Do #5: Be patient.

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Creating a Positive Company Culture: Tips for HR Managers

Strategy Driven

It doesn’t take a human resources degree to know that, that’s a huge chunk of someone’s life. If HR or team leaders do not “mix things up” every once in a while, each day begins to blend into the next, and before you know it, you have a team of individuals who spend way too much time looking at the clock.

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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

Morale sunk, and our productivity did, too. Fortunately, Akamai’s VP of Human Resources, Steve Heinrich, recognized what was happening and brought in Chuck McVinney, a management consultant with expertise in teamwork and leadership training. To keep leading, keep learning. Know thyself. Mental diversity strengthens teams.