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Apr 22, 2023
1 min

5 Ways to Show Your Employees You Care

Managers are human, and so are the people who work for them. A key tenet of humanity is that we all want to be valued and respected. An...

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Brian Watkins

Mar 14, 2022
2 min

Apple Learns a Lesson About Rewards

I say most things repeatedly - sometimes because of a new audience, sometimes because repetition helps retention, and sometimes because...

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Difference Between High Pay and Fair Pay

Brian Watkins

Dec 23, 2021
1 min

Difference Between High Pay and Fair Pay

I was reading an article recently that surveyed Gen Z workers about what they wanted. The first finding was that pay mattered to Gen Z...

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Brian Watkins

Dec 15, 2021
2 min

Acknowledge - Don't Obsess

I've shared this story many times, but it was a teaching moment for me that I come back to time and time again. In grad school, we were...

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Brian Watkins

Dec 7, 2021
1 min

The Great Resignation is Speeding Along

I recall sitting with a group of small business owners in August of 2021. Before our meeting started, we were discussing the fact that so...

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The Great Resignation is Older Employees

Brian Watkins

Nov 10, 2021
1 min

The Great Resignation is Older Employees

Resignation rates are highest among mid-career employees between 30 and 45 years old who worked in fields that experienced extreme...

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Brian Watkins

Oct 14, 2021
1 min

Workers Will Follow Your Lead

There is nothing that bothers me quite like hyprocasy. In many cases, I am OK with whatever position you take (provided it is legal,...

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Brian Watkins

Oct 4, 2021
2 min

Pay Changes Perception

In the midst of the Great Resignation, one of the things we will see is different pay scales. For example, a minimum wage retail location...

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Brian Watkins

Jul 20, 2021
2 min

Appreciation Vs. Participation Trophies

WARNING: I am about to start a mini-rant. Stop reading now if it will be triggering. One of my hot button issues is the way people my age...

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Offering Perks - Will Employees Use Them?

Brian Watkins

Jun 10, 2021
1 min

Offering Perks - Will Employees Use Them?

I've seen several articles recently about rewards that companies are offering new and current employees. It may be to attract talent, it...

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Brian Watkins

May 26, 2021
1 min

The Folly of Communicating Compensation

I've shared this story often (apologies if you've heard it before). I once worked for a rather large company (you've all heard of it) and...

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Most Places Still Don't Get What Effective Reward Are

Brian Watkins

May 4, 2021
1 min

Most Places Still Don't Get What Effective Reward Are

A read an article in Time magazine a while back - it makes me happy and furious at the same time. Happy: It talks about how Accuity...

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Brian Watkins

Apr 8, 2021
2 min

Money is Not the Best Reward

One battle I have with managers (and individual contributors for that matter) is that money is not the most effective reward. The idea is...

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Brian Watkins

Mar 2, 2021
1 min

Compliments: The Most Underused Reward

Every once in a while, there is an article that makes me go "hmmm" (a reference that only children of the 90s will get). This recent...

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Brian Watkins

Feb 11, 2021
1 min

Peer-to-Peer Rewards

Employees not only like to receive rewards from you, but they like to get praise and rewards from their peers in many cases as well. In...

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Brian Watkins

Dec 23, 2020
3 min

Part 3: Compensation - What Employees Need to Know

As most employees know, they usually have little say in compensation, other than possibly negotiating salary when starting and possibly...

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Brian Watkins

Dec 22, 2020
2 min

Part 2: Compensation - What Managers Need to Know

In Part 1, I discussed many of the misconceptions of compensation at a company level. While companies should address this, they often...

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Part 1: Compensation - Where companies misunderstand engagement

Brian Watkins

Dec 21, 2020
3 min

Part 1: Compensation - Where companies misunderstand engagement

Editor's Note: This blog was going to be longer than usual, so I split it into three parts. The next two parts will be published over the...

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Is It the Company's Job to worry about Well Being?

Brian Watkins

Nov 30, 2020
1 min

Is It the Company's Job to worry about Well Being?

I wrote last week about a presentation I saw that stressed the need for high-performing companies to focus on employee well being, even...

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Brian Watkins

Sep 25, 2020
1 min

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It...

A short post today - but a task for you. Take 5 minutes and do two things: Recall how many pieces of positive feedback you gave this...

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