How often do we stand back and think about the value of applying effective people management practices – especially the value to the business? Take a look at this piece of research:
Proudfoot Consulting’s Productivity Survey for 2007 (PDF, 3.1MB) shows that in the UK 33.3% of the time spent in work is unproductive. Taking into [...]

Research shows that ‘appreciation for a job well done’ consistently ranks highly as a motivator in employee surveys. Yet research also shows that most people don’t feel they get enough praise.
So what’s going on?
Putting aside the fact that it’s likely that some of our survey participants feel they should be praised for turning up every [...]