Recognition http://businessjournal.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Despite small signs that the economy is improving, executives and managers are hunkering down for what could still be a long economic downturn. Here’s how to keep teams engaged until the economy improves -- whenever that is. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/117226/Recession-Endures.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/117226/Recession-Endures.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:30:00 GMT Like many Asian banks, Siam Commercial Bank suffered tremendously during the 1997-98 financial crisis. But it managed not only to pick up the pieces and regroup -- it moved to the front of the pack. Here's that company's success story, which offers a model for any business going through wrenching, and possibly fatal, change. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28609/Turning-Crisis-Into-Opportunity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28609/Turning-Crisis-Into-Opportunity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Employees may be motivated by many different things, but they all strive for recognition and praise. And they need that positive feedback at least every seven days, according to the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing -- a New York Times bestseller that draws on 10 million workplace interviews. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28270/Fourth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28270/Fourth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Do teams perform better for managers who apply positive leadership practices? Are they more engaged than those led by less-positive supervisors? Two researchers set out to tackle these questions. Here's what they discovered. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27496/Business-Benefits-Positive-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27496/Business-Benefits-Positive-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT The long-awaited follow-up to the management bestseller First, Break All the Rules is out this month. In this interview, Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter, Ph.D., authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing, reveal how human nature affects business performance, why legislating processes dooms outcomes, and why praising employees yields such high profits. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25834/Discovering-Elements-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25834/Discovering-Elements-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Employees who report they're not adequately recognized at work are three times more likely to say they'll quit in the next year. That's a shame, as this problem is completely avoidable. Frequent recognition is a surefire -- not to mention affordable -- way to boost employee engagement, and to keep good people. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25369/Praise-Praising-Your-Employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25369/Praise-Praising-Your-Employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT This supervisor in Poland had many obstacles to overcome, not least of which was being a diminutive woman in a paper plant dominated by burly men. What's more, a palpable malaise permeated the place. But by giving her employees something they hadn't received before -- large doses of praise and recognition -- she turned around this formerly government-run warehouse. Her approach was downright radical. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/23950/Managers-Revolutionary-Idea-International-Paper.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/23950/Managers-Revolutionary-Idea-International-Paper.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT The number of disengaged employees grew only slightly last year, according to a Gallup survey. But their disenchantment still adds up to billions of dollars in lost productivity for the country. This article tells how managers in Singapore can reverse the trend. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/22720/Worker-Disengagement-Continues-Cost-Singapore.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/22720/Worker-Disengagement-Continues-Cost-Singapore.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 May 2006 05:00:00 GMT A recent Gallup Organization Employee Engagement Index survey in Thailand revealed that "engaged" employees -- who are often a company's most committed and productive workers -- make up only 12% of Thailand's employee population. Not surprisingly, disengagement has a big impact on the Thai economy. Gallup estimates that lower productivity of actively disengaged workers costs the Thai economy as much as 98.8 billion Thai baht ($2.5 billion U.S.) each year. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/16306/Gallup-Study-Reveals-Workplace-Disengagement-Thailand.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/16306/Gallup-Study-Reveals-Workplace-Disengagement-Thailand.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 May 2005 05:00:00 GMT The number-one reason people leave their jobs is because they "don't feel appreciated," according to the U.S. Department of Labor. What's a manager to do? Start by offering praise to employees that's individualized, deserved, and specific. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/13888/Best-Ways-Recognize-Employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/13888/Best-Ways-Recognize-Employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Dec 2004 06:00:00 GMT