5 recognition lessons from a cooking competition
In my latest book, Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition, I share what I call the “Four Golden Rules of Recognition.” The...
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- Jul 21
- 6 min
Three tips for creating meaningful recognition
Over the years, companies have come to understand the importance and power of employee recognition – to our people and to our companies....
- Jul 8
- 6 min
The 4 "golden rules" of recognition
Many societies and cultures have in place some version of what they call ‘The Golden Rules,’ which is a philosophy and way of treating...
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Four ways to showcase your personality through employee recognition
We all have our own unique and special personality, something that shows to others the ways we think, act, and behave. And when it comes...
- Apr 5
- 6 min
5 tips for connecting the dots for hybrid working
Throughout the pandemic we’ve had no choice but to address what I call the ‘dots’ of hybrid working, meaning the individual challenges...
- Apr 5
- 4 min
5 ways to eliminate your appreciation gap
Over the years, employee recognition has moved from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘have to have,’ with 87 percent of organisations now having...
- Feb 13
- 5 min
4 ways to leverage flexibility as a tool for success
As a competitive gymnast, flexibility was a cornerstone and a key element of my training and success. It’s what helped me perform the...
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Preventing shock waves - 5 tips for getting your communications "right"
I ran into a friend the other day who shared with me a communication their business had sent out to their workforce that had created...
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Three steps for discovering (or re-discovering) your company values
Company values are one of the most powerful tools a company has, guiding and focussing employees to make the right decisions and take the...
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
Benefits that really matter - Reward Gateway’s Domestic Violence Protection Programme
Employee benefits come in many forms, with organisations putting ones in place to meet the needs of their workforce and often, to stand...
- Apr 28, 2021
- 6 min
How Honest Burgers are making things #betterthanyouremember
As we move to the next phase of the pandemic, companies continue to face challenges and continue to be faced with yet more more difficult...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
Breaking down the barriers of wellbeing at work
Wellbeing at work is an area that has leapfrogged to the top of the priority list for many companies, and will most likely hold this...
- Apr 8, 2021
- 4 min
Socking it to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is an important topic, one that many organizations are talking about and trying to figure out just...
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
6 tips for getting the balance right in strategic goal-setting
Balance (both in business and in life) is so important. In fact, it feeds into just about everything we do, from managing our work-life...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
3 tips for developing behaviors, your "tools" for using your company values
Let me ask you a question - if someone handed you a tool, would you automatically know how to use it? If you’re like me, the answer is...
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
BrewDog’s evolution of benefits from dogs to unicorns to the environment
BrewDog, an independent Scottish brewery and pub chain, has always been known as a pioneer when it comes to employee benefits. From...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
4 work (and life) lessons on the anniversary of “Build it”
I can’t believe that it’s been three years since my second book, “Build it: The Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement”, was published....
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
What a onesie has to do with wellbeing
When I saw Dan Fish’s post sharing his new wellbeing initiative, onesies, I was intrigued. How could a onesie be part of a wellbeing...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Feeling the flow of the new ways of working
Have you ever been asked to describe how the workplace has changed? Well that’s exactly the question I was asked during a recent virtual...
- Jan 25, 2021
- 4 min
Why and how we should put ourselves in our employee's shoes
When I met my adoptive daughter for the first time on an introductory visit, the first thing she did was ask if she could put on my...