Thought Leadership
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Inspire with our Experiences Marketplace
Why experiential rewards? The research behind it. Experiences are powerful motivators. Research repeatedly shows that experiential rewards inspire stronger engagement and lasting impact – for both the person earning the reward and everyone else who watches it happen. According to a study by Expedia and the Centre for Generational Kinetics, 74 percent of people prioritize experiences over products […]
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Quiet hiring
Now that companies have a greater focus on retaining talent because of an increased talent shortage, the trend has shifted from quiet quitting to quiet hiring. Smart organizations embrace this idea; it brings new skills and capabilities to the company without adding new full-time employees. Quiet hiring is gaining traction. This strategy addresses staffing shortages by intentionally […]
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Engaging deskless employees
As employers strive to engage deskless employees in retail, production, distribution, and hospitality settings, the goal is to inspire them in ways that help them view the organization as a place where they can find meaningful, worthwhile employment. But “starting the fire,” although important, is not being delivered in ways that truly engage these important […]
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Engaging deskless workers
We are speaking, of course, of those front-line employees in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and retail that provided so many necessary—essential— products and services. One might argue that these employees were essential before the pandemic, but we are paying more attention to this important segment of our workforce. Our attention, however, does not appear to have […]
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Predicting employee turnover
Losing good employees has always been a challenge for businesses, but it currently is presenting an even greater set of problems: Can an emoji predict turnover? More employers are looking to implement “early warning systems” that help them understand when turnover at the organizational level might change. BI WORLDWIDE Canada (BIW) is committed to helping […]
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Incentive travel: individualized.
What’s the secret to pleasing everyone? Personalization. See individual incentive travel in action and learn how it can make your employees and sales teams unstoppable. Individual Incentive Travel: Next-Level Motivation What is individual incentive travel (IIT)? Individual achievement. Individual experience. Travel provides a meaningful experience and is one of the most effective ways to motivate […]
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Foster belonging in a hybrid environment
Two years ago, belonging and purpose were in the mix of factors that influence employee engagement but have very quickly risen to prominence as massive shifts occur in how work is experienced. Essentially becoming currencies of culture, the recent data we’re seeing indicates the degree to which employees feel like they belong and how they see purpose in […]
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Customer loyalty equitable value exchange
The current customer loyalty environment is challenging but ripe with opportunity. On one hand, many poorly designed programs are not delivering desired results and are driving loyalty fatigue, focused on enrollment versus engagement, transactions versus relationships and mercenary loyalty versus true loyalty. On the other hand, truly loyal customers are increasingly a key driver of profitability, and successful loyalty marketing […]
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Belonging in the workplace
According to TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks), 35% of employees feel isolated at work, resulting in a lack of commitment and engagement. In short, companies are blowing it. North American companies spend nearly $8 billion each year on diversity and inclusion (D&I) training which misses the mark because they neglect employees’ need to feel included. Currently, while remote […]