Adam Sidbury, Executive Director at Grass Roots highlights the challenges of trying to make a one size incentive programme fit across the world.
Jan
21
To Tip Or Not To Tip
Jan
21
Category | Kooky Stuff, People Motivation
I had a conversation with a colleague the other day regarding the art of tipping – or not! My colleague’s view was more on the ‘not’ side of things as he felt it only necessary to pay the cost of the service provided.
Jan
01
New Year’s Resolutions
Jan
01
Category | Fun Stuff, People Motivation
There are various claims to why we make resolutions at the start of a New Year but whatever the reason, we still do it! The New Year gives us the opportunity to evaluate our lives and start afresh in the hope that we can make improvements for a better future. The most popular resolutions each year are:
Dec
22
Snow Chaos
Dec
22
Category | Kooky Stuff
This time last year, I posted an article on this blog regarding the chaos that the snow had brought to the UK and here we are again, one year on, with the same chaos being felt across the country.
Dec
01
The Afternoon Slump
Dec
01
Category | People Motivation
Recently, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about that time in the afternoon when the energy drops; the “Afternoon Slump”. The post-lunch haze descends and you want to swap your desk for a bed. There are ways to beat this whilst in the workplace though…..
Nov
24
Tis The Season To Be Jolly
Nov
24
Category | People Motivation
So the festive season is upon us, the season of goodwill, when it is the giving that matters more than the receiving.
Nov
09
Tame or Hardcore?
Nov
09
Category | Events, Fun Stuff, People Motivation
If you were given the choice of whether to choose a relaxing experience or one which gets your blood racing, which would you go for?
Oct
21
Where Does The Time Go?
Oct
21
Category | Fun Stuff
Does it often feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day?
There are three things we spend most of our days engaged in: Sleeping, working and watching television. But have you considered how long we spend doing the ten most time consuming things within our lifetime?
Oct
07
Reward OR Recognition?
Oct
07
Category | People Motivation
Which is more important - Reward or recognition?
July 1966 was the last time that the England football team managed to win the World Cup. Back then, only the 11 team members who played in the final were awarded with a winners medal. For the other members of the squad, the fact that the act of rewarding them with a medal did not take place, meant that they missed out on the recognition that would have come with it.
Sep
22
Boost to Healthy Living
Sep
22
Category | Benefits, People Motivation
Any idea what the cost of poor health is in the UK?
In 2003, work absence was estimated to cost the UK economy £11.6 billion. Break this down into the impact this would have on individual businesses and the result would not be pretty.