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November 26, 2014

Gifts Not to Give Clients and Staff

Gift giving is complicated. Choosing the right gift can seem like an impossible task without a little guidance. Now that we’ve discussed some great gift options, let’s take a look at the other side of the coin. Below are some simple rules to consider when selecting gifts for employees or customers.

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November 12, 2014

Improve Your Employees’ Happiness

In light of recent posts detailing the potential causes and effects of workplace dissatisfaction, the next step is to consider ways to ensure or improve that satisfaction level.

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November 7, 2014

Make the Most of Business Relationships

In any business, relationship building is key. Once upon a time, the act of doing business was transactional. A business offered a product which a consumer then purchased. However, as time has passed business has become much more about the relationships between entrepreneur and client, business and business.

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November 4, 2014

Corporate Gifts Outside the Holidays

Gift giving is not exclusive to an employer/employee relationship in the business world. One of the most common types of corporate gift giving are gifts from one business to another. The winter holidays are the time of year most businesses choose to initiate these gifts. However, there are plenty of other instances in which a […]

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November 1, 2014

Employee Motivation In Theory and Practice

Human motivation is a simple sounding idea that is, in reality, extremely complex. Hundreds of pages of research have been published on motivation and the relevant theories.

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October 31, 2014

The Psychology of Gift Giving

Gift giving is a common occurrence in many cultures across the planet. Humans give gifts to express appreciation or love, to celebrate special occasions and to display gratitude.

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October 30, 2014

Culturally Complex Rewards

The world is an increasingly smaller place with the continuing advances of modern technology. Clients, businesses and employees can connect from opposite sides of the planet, creating new levels of diversity in the marketplace.

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August 25, 2014

Clients and Customer Gift Ideas

Every company understands the value of rewarding customers. Customers are the most important asset to any business and building loyalty should be one of the most important company mandates. Today’s average customer is savvy and they have no qualms about moving from one business to another if they do not feel valued.

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May 12, 2014

Employee KPI Measurement Tools

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are set to measure performance. There are different reasons why an organization would have KPIs set and these could be to evaluate engagement in a particular activity, success or production processes.

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April 28, 2014

Employee Rewards

Reward and recognition programs seem to have been widely accepted in the corporate world and are deemed as the new way of motivating employees, however, many companies are missing out on appropriate gifting opportunities. It is important to recognize that offering cash and other types of rewards to employees only produce temporary changes to their behavior […]

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