After a good wage, this is what employees really want
the amount of money that was collected; they were given based on how many “thank you” cards her agents sent out. This is harder than it sounds. Sending out a card thanking someone for the time they spent talking on the phone requires a few things. First, Harbridge had to hire people who believed what she believed. She had to hire good fits. If her
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when people are asked to guess what matters to their coworkers—or, in the case of managers, to their subordinates—they assume money heads the list. But put the question directly—“What do you care about?”—and pay typically ranks only fifth or sixth.
Alfie Kohn • Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
I was learning that one very important factor in my own job satisfaction was being appreciated; it was even more important than compensation. While this is not unusual—many people feel this way!—it is important to know your own job-satisfaction motivators.
Apryl Zarate Schlueter • Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to The Cheerful Mind
Employees like feeling appreciated. A smile and a “thank you” goes a long way.
Why Most Reward Systems Fail and What to Do About It
Gallup has uncovered twelve key factors that produce high engagement, productivity, and retention among employees. Fully half of them are connected to the issue of feeling valued—including receiving regular recognition or praise for doing good work, having a supervisor or someone at work who “cares about me as a person,” “having a best friend at wo
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