Legend says (also Wikipedia) Ulysses wanted to hear the Sirens' song although he knew that doing so would render him incapable of rational thought. He put wax in his men's ears so that they could not hear, and had them tie him to the mast so that he could not jump into the sea. He … Continue reading Ulysses Pact
IKEA, cake mixes, create your own shoe by Converse – all of them hit on this universal law long before HR professionals started waking up to it. (I may be a little biased but I think most marketing people capitalize on behavioral economics way before HR catches on). What was this earth shattering, reforming realization? … Continue reading Labour of Love!
I saw this a few days back and wanted to share it. Source: http://dailyinfographic.com/10-shocking-statistics-about-employee-engagement-infographic
I was invited to my alma mater yesterday to judge one of their literary events at the inter college fest. This was my first visit since graduation. Although college always holds a special place, I did not expect the wave of nostalgia that hit me. It was probably the best day of the entire month … Continue reading Revisiting memories
On my travel (Yes, I have been travelling again), I happened to attend an SHRM forum titled “Is Recognition underplayed in a Total Reward System”. This forum was interesting not because it brought to the surface something new, but because it served as a good reminder of things we tend to forget. The speaker supplemented … Continue reading Total Rewards & Recognition
Anyone remember Encarta’s Mindmaze? That single game got me to learn more General Knowledge than all teachers and parents combined. Gamification isn’t new. We’ve all witnessed it in one form or another. Who doesn’t enjoy playing games? Noticed what a lot of employees do when bored or in terribly long meetings? They play games on … Continue reading Game on!
Like all things that need to be regularly upgraded, World at Work is attempting to redefine Total Rewards. As a part of the process,they have launched a survey to help gather views. The survey contains interesting questions like: Should performance mgmt be a part of total records? What term should total rewards be replaced with? … Continue reading Redefining Total Rewards
After the craze of tracking expenditures and calorie intake, there is a new obsession – one that of tracking time. In a small pilot run in our company, we ran one such tool. The results were astonishing. A top management guy realized that he spends 2.5hrs on personal calls in office as opposed to the … Continue reading Track it all!
Does this image instantly relax you? In this short post, I'm going to let the experts to the talking! Innumerable articles talk about the close relationship between nature and higher productivity. The below articles say it better than I can. Read on: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3021742/evidence/want-to-be-more-productive-buy-some-desk-plants http://www.fastcompany.com/3007642/stuck-idea-walk-through-park So what say, we start giving out some desk plants as … Continue reading Get the green in!
Surprised? It’s not a new school of thought. Think about it. Will eliminating majority of your employee’s cribs reduce the attrition or increase your ESAT score drastically? Maybe, but maybe not. More often than not, they just find new things to crib about. Eliminating the negatives rarely lead to a positive. Instead, focus on how … Continue reading Don’t solve that crib!
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