5 tips for having company values as unique as your company
Let me ask you a question - if each company has its own unique mission, purpose, culture, products, services, etc., then why do so many...
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- Mar 10
- 5 min
8 tips for getting your recognition rewards "right"
One of the most challenging (and daunting) parts of designing a recognition program is determining the rewards. Get it right, and you...
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Growing as they go: How HiBob is developing its people programs
As the world of work continues to change, every company is on a quest to find new ways to support their people, helping them adapt and...
- Feb 17
- 5 min
How to see, say and show appreciation!
In my last blog, I wrote about how to transform managers into champions of employee recognition by helping them understand why it’s...
- Feb 8
- 5 min
Two ways to turn managers from recognition doubters to advocates
No matter how great HR is at designing and delivering recognition programs, they'll never work without the support and ownership of your...
- Feb 2
- 4 min
How River Island celebrates “moments that matter”
At River Island, a British fashion retailer, they “make fashion for real people with real lives, who want to look real good." As they...
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Three reasons why we all need and crave recognition
There’s no denying that we’re all different. But just like DNA, which is actually 99% the same between all humans, there is also much...
- Jan 12
- 3 min
3 tips for setting your employee communications up for success
It doesn’t matter what industry you work in, where you are located in the world, or the type of employees who work for you, communication...
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
8 places to look for recognition moments
One of the biggest reasons that recognition (and recognition programs) fail is that important recognition moments are missed. Great...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Five wellbeing tips for digging deep and carrying on
Love it or hate it, we’re all familiar with the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Originating in 1939, in the spring before World War II,...
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
5 tips for successfully riding the workplace rollercoaster
Listening to the news today, I chuckled as the reporter attempted to make sense of the latest changes, trying to not only explain them,...
- Sep 8, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- Jul 21, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
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