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The Intersection of Development & EngagementFor more than a decade, former American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) President Dr. Lauri Bassi and her colleagues have tracked hard “proof” that investments in training pay off to the bottom line. Their findings demonstrate that, year over year, there is a high correlation between the expenditures on training/training content and company stock price returns – in some cases, “super normal” returns occurred in model portfolios. Bassi et al demonstrated a 5.6% per annum out-performance compared to the S&P 500 index over the same period of time, and much greater returns for organizations that were in her top quartile for training expenditures. |
Supporting Optimum Employee Engagement: How Organizations Can Enable SuccessCommunication, learning & development, and culture play important roles in reinforcing skills and behaviors in an organization. They can also be powerful tools to help direct employee engagement efforts to influence not just how much effort, but the overall quality of that effort for maximum impact. |
The Intersection of Development & EngagementFor more than a decade, former American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) President Dr. Lauri Bassi and her colleagues have tracked hard “proof” that investments in training pay off to the bottom line. Their findings demonstrate that, year over year, there is a high correlation between the expenditures on training/training content and company stock price returns – in some cases, “super normal” returns occurred in model portfolios. Bassi et al demonstrated a 5.6% per annum out-performance compared to the S&P 500 index over the same period of time, and much greater returns for organizations that were in her top quartile for training expenditures. |
10 Steps That Ensure Employee Engagement SuccessImproving Employee Engagement is not the product of one initiative. Organizations need a framework to achieve significant improvement in engagement. Sequencing and content of the initiative are critical, as is communication. |
Article: Individual Differences in Reward PracticesImprove your recognition program effectiveness by understanding the recognition profiles of your target audience. |
Article: Maritz Travel Insight: A Tool for Improving the Effectiveness of Incentive Travel ProgramsFocus your incentive travel spend on areas that are most motivating to program participants. |
Article: Match Employee Awards to Specific Organizational Objectives for Optimal SuccessResults from the study Awards Selection: Insights from Managers, conducted by the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement, sheds light on the efficacy of 12 distinct movitational tactics used by HR and marketing managers across many industries to achieve 10 specific organizational objectives. |
Article: Maximizing ROI and Minimizing Risk Across Rewards ProgramsEmployees may tell you that cash is the greatest motivator. This paper looks at three areas of risk with cash or cash-like programs. |
Article: Non-Cash Rewards Are Best for Performance ImprovementNon-cash rewards are better than cash. |
Article: Putting Trophy Value Into Your Gift Card ProgramGift cards have transformed the corporate market for rewards and recognition. |
Article: Realizing Goals Through a Whole-Brained ApproachIt’s human nature that non-cash rewards will work better than cash. |
Article: The Power of FulfillmentDescribes why modern fulfillment processes are important to an incentive program. |
Practicing the Power of NiceLinda Kaplan Thaler, one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Enterprise Engagement Expo, believes that – contrary to the conventional wisdom – ‘nice guys finish first’ |
Return on Talent: Measuring the Relationship Between People and ProfitabilityThis term is likely to become as pervasive in the business lexicon as Return on Investment in the coming years |
Return on Talent: Measuring the Relationship Between People and ProfitabilityThis term is likely to become as pervasive in the business lexicon as Return on Investment in the coming years. |
Seven Steps to Performance Through PeopleIn this white paper, the authors show how people performance management takes familiar disciplines such as training and integrates them across functional lines to maximize results. |
The Economics of RetentionA carefully considered employee retention strategy can help boost engagement and reduce hiring, training, and other costs associated with turnover. |
Webcast: Retain and Engage through Reward and RecognitionAn approach to employee engagement that reinforces behaviors linked to patient satisfaction. |
Return on Talent: Measuring the Relationship Between People and ProfitabilityThis term is likely to become as pervasive in the business lexicon as Return on Investment in the coming years. |
Return on Talent: Measuring the Relationship Between People and ProfitabilityThis term is likely to become as pervasive in the business lexicon as Return on Investment in the coming years. |
Seven Steps to Performance Through PeopleIn this white paper, the authors show how people performance management takes familiar disciplines such as training and integrates them across functional lines to maximize results. |
Seven Steps to Performance Through PeopleIn this white paper, the authors show how people performance management takes familiar disciplines such as training and integrates them across functional lines to maximize results. |
10 Steps That Ensure Employee Engagement SuccessImproving Employee Engagement is not the product of one initiative. Organizations need a framework to achieve significant improvement in engagement. Sequencing and content of the initiative are critical, as is communication. |
Webcast: Retain and Engage through Reward and RecognitionAn approach to employee engagement that reinforces behaviors linked to patient satisfaction. |
Webcast: Retain and Engage through Reward and RecognitionAn approach to employee engagement that reinforces behaviors linked to patient satisfaction. |
