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You’re More Tired NOT Going to Work – Why?

I’ve been holding off on posting since the world slowed down a few weeks ago even though I’m told content is king and if I stop posting I immediately become irrelevant. At least that’s what the gurus say. But I… Continue Reading →

Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands, and Train on Virtual Meetings

Yes this post is somewhat opportunistic.  But then again, I write daily and I have to use the raw material in front of me for ideas. It isn’t easy coming up with something interesting AND brilliant every day. Trust me…. Continue Reading →

History Can Be the Future

Today’s post is brought to you by nostalgia. This morning I read through a post called “The Best Meme’s of All Time” and it was beauteous.  Each meme transported me back to the time when that meme hit and went… Continue Reading →

Is Reacting the New Planning?

The world moves fast today. The ability to be get out in front of changes in the market, competitors and or the new cycle is paramount in being successful today. It’s not enough to know something is happening you need… Continue Reading →

Go Whole Groundhog For Success!

Yesterday was GroundHog Day.  And it was 02-02-2020 – a numerical palindrome not seen since 11/11/1111 and not to be seen again until 12/12/2121. That’s 909 years ago and 101 years until next. It’s pretty special.  GroundHog Day is also… Continue Reading →

Extra Time

Time is now our most precious commodity. Well, maybe a close 2nd to Facebook political posts. And in 2020 we get extra time.  February 29, 2020. Leap Day. Make up day. Designed to consolidate the ¼ day excess we get… Continue Reading →

Incentive Programs Are Many Things – and One Thing

Does your program focus your people on one goal for 12 months? You’re going to lose people very quickly when you do this. Or do you have too many programs with little focus, simply running promotion after promotion after promotion…. Continue Reading →

Reward the Unseen Work

The beginning of the year (now) is when a good part of what I call “unseen” work gets accomplished. It’s the planning, the list-making, the thinking, the reviewing. It’s when we create starting points for the rest of the year…. Continue Reading →

Best Practices = The Rest Practices

I have never been a fan of using best practices as my playbook for any program I run for clients. My rationale is this: Best practices are the listing of the practices used by a large amalgam of companies. For… Continue Reading →

Add IRL to Your Online Incentive Platform

We rely too much on technology. Both as an enabler for tasks/process to makes us more efficient and as a buffer between people/conversations. If you’ve ever used email or text to take the place of a face-to-face conversation you know… Continue Reading →

The Let Down – But it’s Okay

Le sigh… Wrapping paper everywhere. Dishes in the sink. Belt unfastened to allow for figgy pudding (or in my case bread pudding.) The inevitable “thought that counts” presents that didn’t count, or fit, and the “what were they thinking” presents… Continue Reading →

It’s the Little Things That Matter

I missed doing a post Friday and yesterday. I feel somewhat bad about that as I promised myself to post a short snippet on how best to apply incentives and influence every workday. That was on September 9, 2019 –… Continue Reading →

Consider Reward Velocity

Something that I find too often ignored until late in the incentive program design phase that will have a big impact on the program structure is something called “reward velocity”. Reward velocity is pretty much what it says – how… Continue Reading →

Is That REALLY the Issue?

I love the “really” test. It’s simple. It’s funny. And it almost always gets to the real issue. The process is simple. Once someone says… “The problem is [fill in the blank].” Your respond with “Really?”, while giving that “really”… Continue Reading →

80% of Good Incentive Designers Know Social Proof Can Backfire

I spent an hour with a friend and behavioral science/behavioral investor author yesterday recording a podcast. I’ll alert you when/if it goes live. We talked about a lot of things – one of which was using social proof as a… Continue Reading →

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