Staff thank-you letter: 12 templates and how to write your own
Write a staff thank-you letter people keep: the five parts of a good letter, 12 templates for common situations, short email versions and the mistakes to avoid.
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Culture, engagement and recognition, page 2 of 4
Page 2 of 4. Building a workplace people want to stay in: engagement, recognition, internal communication, listening and employee experience.
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Exit interview vs stay interview: stay interview questions and how the two differ
What a stay interview is, when to hold one and when not to, fifteen questions framed around the six areas of work design managers control, and what to do with answers you cannot act on.
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Employee recognition software: how to choose one that gets used
A buyer's guide to employee recognition software without a vendor list: what the system has to do, the UK tax question most schemes get wrong, the privacy line on public praise, the five reports that matter, and the questions to ask before you sign.
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Hard work quotes: 50 original sayings, plus two famous lines checked
Find 50 original hard work quotes and sayings for hard workers, two famous lines with checked sources, what work hard, play hard means and how to use them well.
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Funny workplace awards: 60 original mock award ideas and four rules that keep them kind
Sixty original funny workplace awards written by the New Dynamics team, grouped by theme with a citation formula for each, four rules that keep mock awards kind, drawn from the Acas description of bullying, the awards never to give, how to run the session in the room or remotely, and what the GOV.UK trivial benefits rule means for prizes.
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Keys to effective communication at work: six habits that prevent most problems
The six keys to effective communication at work, with examples: purpose, audience, channel, clarity, listening and follow-up, plus barriers and how culture shapes it.
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Speak up culture: how to build one and handle what comes through it
How to build a speak up culture: the legal floor, routes people trust, honest anonymity, what suggestion boxes are for and how to handle a concern well.
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Recognition for long service: which milestones to mark, what to give and what is taxable
How to design long service recognition: which anniversaries to mark, what people actually value, the UK exemption that starts at twenty years, and the fairness questions that catch schemes out.
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Employee resource groups: what they are, what makes them work, and what the employer owes them
What an employee resource group or staff network is, what they do, the factors research links to success, how they are governed, and what the organisation has to provide.
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Unfair labor practice: what a ULP is in the US, and the British equivalent
What an unfair labor practice is under the National Labor Relations Act, the section 8(a) and 8(b) lists, how a ULP charge works, what a ULP strike is, and the British equivalent.
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Bro culture at work: what it is, the warning signs and how to change it
What bro culture means at work, 15 warning signs, why it harms people and performance, the legal risk of “banter” and eight practical steps that leaders can take to change it.
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Accountability examples at work: 35 for employees, managers and teams
See what accountability looks like at work: 35 accountability examples for employees, managers, leaders and teams, the difference from blame and seven ways to build it.
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Reward and recognition programme: how to design it, govern it and keep it fair
How to design a reward and recognition programme: what to reinforce, who can give what, approval limits, the UK tax rules employers get caught by, and what to measure.
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20 year work anniversary: messages, gift ideas and how to mark it well
Celebrate a 20 year work anniversary properly: 30 original messages, 25 gift ideas by budget, how to plan the moment and the UK and US tax rules on long-service awards.
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Collective bargaining meaning: definition, process and what it covers
What collective bargaining means, the three terms to know, what it covers, six things to agree before talks begin, how the UK and the US define it and five habits of constructive bargaining.
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Team morale: 12 warning signs and 20 ways to improve it
What team morale is, 12 signs that it is low, how to find the cause and 20 practical ways to boost team morale that go deeper than pizza and away days.
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Inclusion survey questions: 50 diversity and inclusion questions, with a fair method
Run a fair diversity and inclusion survey: 35 inclusion survey questions by theme, open questions, optional demographic questions, data protection rules and how to act on results.
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Employee recognition ideas: 50 ways to say thank you that people value
Find 50 employee recognition ideas, from free everyday habits to awards and rewards, with five rules that make recognition land and the tax points to check first.
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Company values: how to write a set that costs something to honour
What a company value actually is, why most published sets fail the opposite test, how to write values that name a trade-off, and how to turn them into behaviour you can discuss in a review without judging personality.
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Employee wellbeing platform guide: what wellbeing and benefits platforms fix and what they cannot
What wellbeing, benefits and discount platforms actually do, the tax and minimum wage rules that shape them, why usage is the wrong measure, when the problem is workload rather than apps, and the questions to ask.
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Workplace engagement survey: 40 questions and how to act on them
Run a workplace engagement survey people trust: 40 sample questions by theme, design tips and a plan for acting on results. Build your survey today.
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Employee experience: the six conditions an employer is already expected to manage
What employee experience means, how it differs from engagement, the six workplace conditions HSE expects employers to manage, and how to audit yours without buying anything.
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Employee recognition message examples: what to say to one person, to a team, and for spot recognition
A three-part structure for recognition messages, twenty examples for individuals and teams, when to say it publicly, and the five decisions behind a spot recognition scheme including the tax trap.
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Teamwork quotes: 50 original lines and 10 short team messages
Use 50 original teamwork quotes and 10 short motivational messages for your team, free to share, plus how to check famous quotes. Pick one for today.
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