July 2008 Archives

"The global workforce is becoming fatter, sicker and less productive due to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes," reports a 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers study. This research confirms that employees and the organizations they make up have neglected a fundamental...

Last week I posted an entry on tips for successful wellness incentive programs and I wanted to follow up this week with a similar article on how to inspire employees to encourage participation in an employee wellness awards program. Emily...

Inspiring employee health and wellness by providing motivating incentives is becoming more common for large and small companies alike across the United States. When organizations utilize a few key concepts to implement and consistently communicate employee wellness programs, they...

I was fortunate enough to purchase a new car this year and as so many other consumers have experienced, my insurance company and car salesman offered me incentives for referring a friend. Employee and customer referral incentives can be a...

Staff recognition is a powerful tool in a manager's work belt. The old Lombardi quote, "Praise in public, criticize in private" works because of simple human psychology: we want other people to recognize our great work and would rather they...