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 | Vol. 12 No. 162 - ISSN: 1533-3698 December 15, 2011 Dear People: What percentage of employers do not plan a year-end bonus, gifts, or perks? According to a survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, roughly 43% of employers do not award a year-end bonus. This compares with 28% who did not award a bonus in 2007. Among the 53% of companies that do award bonuses, half give employees either a non-monetary gift or a nominal monetary award valued at less than $100. Of the remainder awarding some type of year-end bonus, 31% give all employees a monetary bonus based on the company's overall performance, while 19% give bonuses only to selected employees based on the individual's performance. Find out why and what... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan | |
10 Days to Happiness and Success
Take some time this week to read through my ten day program about how to have a more successful, happy, career and life. The truths you will discover over the ten days, if you choose to read a lesson a day, are simple to explain and profoundly difficult to practice. So, consider the pursuit of happiness and success in work and life - a journey. These practices will get you started on that journey.
| How to Gift the Boss or a Special Coworker
It's an age-old dilemma and it comes up several times each year. What do you do for that special boss or coworker on their birthday, their company anniversary, their engagement, the birth of their child, or to celebrate the holiday season. Gift-giving occasions are endless - and endlessly challenging. Read more...
| Develop Team Norms and Guidelines
Every team has two components that team members must pay attention to if the team is going to succeed. The team must pay attention to the content (or goals or outcomes expected). The team must also carefully shape and monitor the process it uses to accomplish the goals. Read more...
| Is Your Workplace Elf-Friendly?
Think that Santa's elves are happy on the job? I do. And, I think that I know why, too. Some universal principles about how to create happy employees at work are operating on full throttle at the North Pole. Here are ten reasons why employees are happy and engaged in elf-friendly workplaces. Read more...
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