Comments on: Why some companies are scared of motivating staff http://www.engauge.co.uk/consultants/motivating-employees-the-easy-way/ Online 360 degree feedback, team tools, employee engagement surveys and HR support services Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:57:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Derek Irvine, Globoforce http://www.engauge.co.uk/consultants/motivating-employees-the-easy-way/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Derek Irvine, Globoforce Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.engauge.co.uk/?p=3045#comment-373 Great post. As Dan points out, companies lack the structures and systems necessary for motivating 21st century creative workers. Unlike extrinsic incentive awards that are known before the task is completed, strategic recognition is given spontaneously after the behavior or action being recognized occurs. Done properly to feed employee needs for intrinsic motivation, strategic recognition affirms for employees how their efforts matter to the group, team, company or customer achieving their goals and why those efforts are important within a much larger context of the company’s strategic objectives and the values that are important to them. More of my thoughts on the Dan Pink video available here: http://globoforce.blogspot.com/2009/09/science-proves-carrots-are-rotten-and.html Great post. As Dan points out, companies lack the structures and systems necessary for motivating 21st century creative workers. Unlike extrinsic incentive awards that are known before the task is completed, strategic recognition is given spontaneously after the behavior or action being recognized occurs. Done properly to feed employee needs for intrinsic motivation, strategic recognition affirms for employees how their efforts matter to the group, team, company or customer achieving their goals and why those efforts are important within a much larger context of the company’s strategic objectives and the values that are important to them.

More of my thoughts on the Dan Pink video available here: http://globoforce.blogspot.com/2009/09/science-proves-carrots-are-rotten-and.html

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