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Making Progress Motivates Workers? Workshop for the Buffalo Niagara SHRM Conference 2012

Mike Cardus

Recognition; Incentives; Interpersonal Support; Support for Making Progress; Clear Goals The results of a multi-year study of hundreds of knowledge workers show that what most managers believe , they ranked Recognition as the greatest factor, is wrong. More Information about the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association 2012 Conference.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Many managers and leaders often assume (falsely) that sales people are solely motivated by money and that the only way to boost sales is to offer additional cash rewards or incentives. License. .

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How to Encourage Your Employees to Think and Act Like Owners

Great Leadership By Dan

Now you can look at creating a broad-based incentive plan tied to organizational performance, because it will be self-funded. He is a lifelong student of business and finance, and holds a master’s degree in Organization Development and Human Resources. You can reach Brad at brad@ownershipthinking.com.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! » May 02, 2010 The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week There were a lot of great blog posts to hit the blogosphere this week on the topics of human resources, leadership, and talent management.    Enjoy!

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Insider Insight on Price Fixing | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. In the heat of battle, there is a hell of an incentive to discount for easy market share, even by the most disciplined of marketers. April 26, 2011 at 11:20 pm. Human Resources. December 2011. November 2011.

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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

What if service people were given incentives for the “yes” answers they gave to customers and were docked pay for their “no” answers? If the person says “yes” they may have to do something and then take a risk for doing it. And frankly, it seems that some service people don’t feel like they are being paid to say “yes.”

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.