Doug McMillon’s Key Lessons for Success in Career and Life Doug McMillon’s rise to the top of Walmart is a classic success story. He started his journey at Walmart as a teenager working in a distribution center. Over the years, he climbed the ranks, serving in various leadership roles before becoming CEO in 2014. His […]
Pay rise negotiations are (relatively) easy to manage when the economy is growing and business is doing well but we’re now in a perfect storm, squeezed on all sides, and they’re much harder to deal with. So what can you do? Stay focussed on what’s important Well, firstly, always stay focussed on the important things. […]
Employee engagement activities are often undertaken to demonstrate how important employees are to an organisation, but it can be difficult to demonstrate the return on investment with the time and attention this often takes away from the actual work itself, which can lead to questions about the true value this adds to business performance. What […]
If you are concerned about motivating your people in an era of rising costs and falling demand, you are not alone. The challenge of how much to pay the workforce ultimately lands on the CEO’s desk – so it’s you who must fret about the impact on motivation when there isn’t much cash about. What […]
While there are many great benefits to hybrid and virtual working, these new ways of working can cause feelings of isolation which carry costs for both employees and businesses. So what are the signs to look out for and what can you do about them? 1. Look at the face on the screen Can you […]
Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Experience Gifts, discusses the importance of making employees feel appreciated. Celebrated in March, Employee Appreciation Day is a great time for businesses to focus on showing their team appreciation including rolling out rewards in recognition of all their hard work. But […]
The trick for employees is to find the right balance between challenges and skills – and this is hugely important in teams. Are you challenging your teams to stretch themselves or is their work too boring? This becomes part of the process of managing people's growth. Sometimes when corporates go through a bad patch, I […]
While your top-performing employees may be your greatest asset, focusing on them exclusively will cause your success to stagnate. To go beyond, consider giving your mid-performers the same attention.
Failure can be devastating to an entrepreneur's motivation, and often seems irreversible. For those who feel discouraged, here are some case studies to show that no setback is insurmountable.
Understanding employees and what drives them to be productive is a difficult challenge most businesses today are faced with. According to research reports, millennials are increasingly ambitious but lack the motivation to progress in a employed career.
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