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1. Why It’s Important ............................................................................................................... 1

2. What’s In It for You? ............................................................................................................. 4

3. How to Do It Right ................................................................................................................ 9

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7. Resources & Sources .......................................................................................................... 24



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Do your employees truly understand how important they are to you?

If not, you’re likely to lose your best employees.

work place.”

showing



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get it:

management.

industry with lower engagement.



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In

about why

that’s important:



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writes:

:



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companies without such programs.



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:



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health and success of your business. She writes:



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incere and Simple

Meaningful

Adaptable

Timely

important to your business.



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include:

Firsts

monetary rewards.



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the freedom to choose their own reward.

more bang for the buck.



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program:

program.

employees as well as managers nominate candidates to be rewarded.



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to the charity of your choice. This is especially



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You can become a hero to that faraway team if you send the whole group



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as

well as the upcoming books and

tried and true.



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reward” catalogs. Employees generally don’t want another pen with the company logo.

and friends.

them to make their own decisions.

. Those employees who are not nominated for



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She quotes Soriano:

but may not seem funny to

work.



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CHAPT EMPL

thank you notes.

measure program results and keep management apprised.



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them to do both.”



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colleagues who helped shape their careers along the way.

from real strategic alignment.

The lesson for brands? Focus more on aligning your employee base behind your business

employees want and what their managers think they want.



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which saying thank you is a regular occurrence.

say thank you in person.

community.



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brings a special dish.

adds an element of fun to cap the work year.



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http://www.busreslab.com/index.php

http://www.executiveboard.com/

http://conantleadership.com/

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/02/secrets_of_positive_feedback.html

http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/11/how-to-choose-a-holiday-gift-for-your-staff.html

http://community.iaap-hq.org/IAAPHQ/home/

http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.ispi.org/

http://www.purdue.edu/ethics/oie/PUAffirmativeActionOffice-EmployeeRetentionGuide.html#reward

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=50985

http://www.shrm.org/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/home.jsp?r=0.04831868160776176

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/home.jsp?r=0.04831868160776176

http://www.purdue.edu/hr/

http://www.cp.berkeley.edu/

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lifeatgoogle/

http://www.pret.com/us/

http://www.datotel.com/about-datotel/our-values/

https://www.zoosk.com/careers/working?from=career#culture

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