Monthly Archives: February 2019

Why You Should Gamify HR (and How to Do It)

February 28, 2019 | 1,260 views

Why You Should Gamify HR (and How to Do It)
Why You Should Gamify HR (and How to Do It)

Gamification is becoming a trend in the workplace, and it’s easy to see why. Gamification techniques done right can make the most boring HR processes more fun (or at least a little less boring) and engage employees.


Gamification takes competitive, social, and progress-based game techniques and applies them to non-game environments. This can help HR managers help employees feel rewarded in ways outside of traditional compensation.


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4 Contributors to Poor Productivity (that You Should Avoid at All Costs)

February 20, 2019 | 1,734 views

4 Contributors to Poor Productivity (that You Should Avoid at All Costs)
4 Contributors to Poor Productivity (that You Should Avoid at All Costs)

Poor productivity may be costing you more than you realize: having disengaged workers costs organizations around $500 billion per year. If you haven’t considered how lack of efficiency or motivation has impacted your business, it’s time to assess whether you might be part of the problem.


1. Not Keeping Your Eye on the Big Picture

In order for employees to feel important, it helps for them to know that they are a critical part of the success of the company. To do this, managers must work with employees to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that will be used to evaluate their success for their unique positions.

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4 Ways to Empower Employees Through Learning

February 13, 2019 | 1,941 views

4 Ways to Empower Employees Through Learning
4 Ways to Empower Employees Through Learning

Are we doing our best to empower employees through learning? Maybe not. Only one-third of employees in the U.S. say their organization does a good job with learning management. Maybe it’s because while 78% of employees think that managers should discuss learning opportunities with them, only 37% said they do a good job at it.


We need to do a better job. Here are four ways you can ensure your staff are ready, willing, and able to handle their tasks.


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4 Ways to Improve Employee Morale

February 6, 2019 | 1,692 views

4 Ways to Improve Employee Morale
4 Ways to Improve Employee Morale

How would improving employee morale enhance your organization? Maybe it could improve production and collaboration, decrease absenteeism, and even improve employee’s work-life balance. Doesn’t that sound good?


Having employees that believe they have a positive work-life balance can actually increase their productivity by 21%.  And those that don’t feel they have it are more likely to leave the company:


“One study revealed that one out of four workers who felt they had no support structure for adequate work-life balance made plans to quit in the following two years, in comparison to 17 percent who felt they had support,” says William Craig at Forbes.com.

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