What is the best way to be productive? Working remotely allows having more back-to-back online meetings.  However, this will lead to a feeling of "Meeting Overload".

It is essential that you manage, your time otherwise, others will manage your time for you. 

Listen as we go over some practical tips to help manage your calendar and more importantly, your time!  

Is there a reason for you to attend the meeting? Will I have anything to contribute? Am I bringing value to the meeting?

Will I have anything to gain that I can't gather from meeting notes or recordings? 

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Work is not a place you go. It is something you do! These are the words of Brett Taylor, COO of Salesforce. 

In one of our recent episodes, we discussed whether a trophy office would lure you back to the office in a full-time capacity. Certainly, we have seen employers investing and upgrading their offices. Adding, spa-like features, fire pits, lounge chairs, etc...

At the same time, we have seen the explosion of technology that has allowed for the improvement of collaboration.  Tech Tools have improved, adding more features making it easier and more efficient to collaborate and recognize employees.

There are some team members who totally want to work in an office.  However, poll after poll indicates that about 80% of employees want to work remotely or hybrid. 

This means that work for most employees will have to take place somewhere other than a formal office.  

Don't forget how, during the pandemic, your team adapted and was able to produce excellent results.

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Highly engaged workforces lead to higher productivity, increased profits, and lower turnover rates.  This is well documented.  

What is less well documented is the fine line between highly engaged and burnout.  This is why jurisdictions all over the world are starting to introduce right-to-disconnect laws. 

In this episode, we explore the difference between employee engagement and burning out your employees.  Even if, your employees want to work extra hours and put in the extra effort to go above and beyond, there are a few things to look out for.

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It is every manager's dream to have at least one super awesome employee.  Whether it is a top sales executive, top-shelf marketer, or incredible engineer. 

Sometimes dreams come true.  But, how do you manage a star employee without having the rest of your team resent your shining star?

Listen as we break down what you need to know to successfully lead a star employee and enjoy the support of the rest of your team.

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What would it take for you to go back to the office on a full-time/mostly full-time basis? 

What about a bigger cubicle, a wider selection of flavoured coffee or more space between chairs in an open office? 

How about a state-of-the-art ventilation system, outdoor lounge areas complete with fire pits, lounge chairs, and patio heaters? 

In this episode, we discuss the lengths that companies and commercial landlords are going to lure employees back to the office on a more permanent basis. 

Is going to work at a trophy office a luxury or gilded prison? 

What does your ideal trophy office look like?

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Gary Vaynerchuck posted about 1 week ago on Linked the following:

"You don't build culture by offering free snacks, gym memberships, or open seating, you build culture by talking to people and understanding what they care about."

In this episode, we discuss building culture by listening to the employee's voice.  Many companies have already implemented surveys, whether pulse or 360, but a more meaningful way to know what your employees are thinking and feeling is to talk to them.  As leaders, we are called upon to understand our team members.  What they need, what is their current situation and how can we help.

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What do your employees want? 

Individualizing employee rewards can be very challenging. 

In a past episode, we spoke about Understanding Your Audience. This notion is particularly important when it comes to determining what do your employees want in their rewards program. 

Different demographics want different things from life and.  This is nothing new or revolutionary.  But, as a leader, it is essential to understand who your employees are and where they are in life (what stage of life).

Every stage of life demands differing needs and that will affect what employees want from a rewards program.

What an employee is paid will also drive what they want. 

As an example, a 20-year-old may not want a grocery gift card, but maybe they will want electronics (Amazon or Best Buy).  

Also, the value of the reward makes a difference. In this episode, we go over some real-world examples of budgets and rewards.  

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Technology is one consideration that needs to be taken into account when deploying a rewards program is technology.

As we wrap up the 5 Key Elements Of A Great Rewards Program series, we wanted to touch on the importance of considering technology for your rewards program.  

Ease of use, social recognition, connectivity, and transparency are essential aspects of rewards programs that technology can help make any rewards program successful. 

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What makes a great rewards program? 

We continue this series on the 5 Key Elements Of A Great Rewards Program.  Today's episode focuses on Budget. 

So far we have spoken about Objectives, which is understanding your "Why"? Why do you think that having an incentive or reward program is important?

We have spoken about Audience, understanding who is your audience and their challenges, and what they want?

In the third episode, we spoke about Data - how to use data to measure and improve the program.

Following Data, we spoke about a very important topic and that is the Rules of the Game.  It is a very important topic because this is where some companies get tripped up and make the program very complicated or unclear to the participants.  

Lastly, we discussed Communication.  This is key to the success of the overall program.  Think of communication as marketing to your audience, whether it is internal or external.   There has to be a plan in place to ensure the success of the program.

People who are participating in the program have to understand the "Why" of the program.  Why is this program being implemented? What is the company trying to achieve with this program?

Budget is really a sixth key element of the program.  In a way, it is the understood silent element.  Going back to the why of the program and understanding what the objective of the program really is.  What is your target? Are you looking at ROI, increased sales, increased savings, onboarding more effectively, reduced turnover, increased Net Promoter Score, etc.

In this episode, we explore some of the considerations when creating a budget for your program and how to justify it to your executive leadership team. 

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What makes a great rewards program? 

We continue this mini-series on the 5 Key Elements Of A Great Rewards Program.  Today's episode focuses on Communication.

How is the program communicated before the launch, how is the program communicated during the life of the program?

People who are participating in the program have to understand the Why? of the program.  Why is this program being implemented? What is the company trying to achieve with this program?

Communication will allow the organization to talk to the company objectives, goals, and values.  The awards should be reflective of this big-picture view.   

This is an opportunity for companies to communicate what they want for their employees, not what they expect from their employees.  I.E. feel recognized, know that they have a purpose and meaning in their work, feel happy and healthy.

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