employee rewards

Some leaders fear that if they push their employees, they will quit or rebel

Researcher highlights the rationalizations workers facing job loss can use to justify misbehavior, and how managers can prevent it

Harness the power of “thanks” and step up your gratitude game

Study finds that recognizing individual team members can supercharge team performance

A major disruption to employee engagement is the adverse impact of the unhappiness epidemic across many companies. 

Why is setting goals and rewards so important?

To have fun or not to have fun? That is the question.

Punishments may guide behavior more effectively than rewards.

Laboratory leaders are tasked with the difficult responsibility of not only attracting but also maintaining talented individuals as satisfied employees. To alleviate the stress level of their workforces and boost morale, those in charge must look for ways to acknowledge their staffs’ efforts and contributions.

Recently, uncertainty has been getting a bad rap. Hundreds of articles have been printed over the last few years about how uncertainty brings negative effects to the markets and creates a drag on the economy at large. But a new study appearing in the February 2015 edition of the Journal of Consumer Research finds that uncertainty can be motivating.