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WorkHuman Day 3: @MichelleObama and @Globoforce

The People Equation

Globoforce team members helped conference participants use a version of Globoforce’s social recognition software to express gratitude to fellow attendees. Globoforce selected 3 local Phoenix charities and made a contribution of $5,000 per charity, as a way to “pay forward” our gratitude to the conference’s host city.

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The Woodstock For HR

China Gorman

The best example of this is the WorkHuman conference, held last month in Phoenix. With well over 1,700 attendees and almost no corporate sponsors (except for the organizer, Globoforce ), the focus was on engaging, useful, envelope-edge pushing content and nurturing/inspiring attendee experiences. Sponsors/exhibitors.

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Can a Manager Praise Employees Too Much [poll]

HR Bartender

During this year’s WorkHuman Conference hosted by Globoforce , keynote speaker Shawn Achor made the comment that employees never get tired of praise. On a side note, if you want the full report, you can download it here or you can listen to this webinar with me and Derek Irvine from Globoforce.). At first, I totally agreed.

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5 Tips for Launching a Social Recognition Program

WorkHuman

The webinar will be co-hosted by Derek Irvine, vice president, client strategy and consulting at Globoforce, and Lynette Silva, senior recognition strategist at Globoforce. Examples of companies like yours that boosted engagement and retention with recognition. Register here. See you on Thursday!

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Creating a Culture of Original Thinkers

HR Bartender

At this year’s WorkHuman Conference, pioneered by Globoforce , author Adam Grant shared a roadmap for creating a culture of original thinkers. For example, Warby Parker might be described as the “Zappos of eyeglasses” or the “Neflix of eyewear”. Grant shared that it takes 10-20 exposures to a new idea for it to stick. Fight groupthink.

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1% of Payroll: The Magic Number For Social Recognition Investment

WorkHuman

For example, imagine a global recognition program that allows the average employee to be recognized only once per year. Finding 3 in the 2016 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey shows that the sweet spot for values-based rewards and recognition investment is 1% or more of payroll. RELATED POSTS.

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Employee Retention Strategies Go Beyond Competitive Salaries

HR Digest

Other employee retention examples include comprehensive benefits packages that are tailor-made to suit the employees’ welfare. Another employee retention example is paying attention to an employee’s career projections. Here, other forms of monetary compensation are useful as well.