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40 effective ways to motivate employees

Forty concrete ideas to motivate your staff, strengthen their sense of belonging and boost your company's productivity.

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40 team activity ideas

40 team activity ideas to bring your teams together: sports, happy hours, quick office games, downtime, giving back, skill-building and thrills. Raise the bar on team building.

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How often should you do performance reviews?

Once a year, quarterly, every two weeks? The right answer isn’t a number: it’s a four-layer cadence, each with its own purpose.

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Employee surveys: does answering honestly change anything?

Before answering, employees ask two questions: is it anonymous, and will it change anything. Here is how to earn their candor.

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Employee engagement platform for a remote team: how to choose

For a remote team, the right platform doesn't ask the most questions: it shows you what distance hides, isolates the right levers, and equips your managers.

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8 min read

Understanding Quebec's Loi 27 (OHS reform law): what you need to know (and do) right now

Loi 27 puts psychological health on the same footing as physical health. Here are the essentials, and above all what to do to assess, document and prevent psychosocial risks.

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eNPS or tNR? Discover all its secrets

Everything about the eNPS (Employee Net Promoter Score), or tNR: the go-to metric to track and boost your employees' engagement.

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15 Myths About Employee Engagement Surveys

The 15 most common myths about employee engagement surveys, and how to turn these obstacles into real levers of engagement.

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Employee Appreciation Day: ideas to celebrate it

Employee Appreciation Day falls on the first Friday of March. Here's why it matters and warm ideas to celebrate your teams in a big way.

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Amélio: your partner for building higher-performing workplaces

Amélio, your partner for building higher-performing workplaces. Transform the employee experience with engagement surveys.

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8 foolproof steps to build your employer brand

CEOs and HR leaders, discover how to elevate your employer brand in 8 simple, effective steps. Showcase your culture in the best possible way.

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25 ideas to boost recognition at work

83% of employees say recognition at work is more satisfying than a reward or gifts. Discover concrete ideas to boost employee recognition.

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7 HR tech trends

Here are the HR tech trends to turn your employees into the fuel of your growth.

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10 min read

The complete guide to building an attractive career progression

You don't need to offer promotions and raises to motivate your employees. See how to become a motivating employer.

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10 min read

How to Motivate Remote Employees: 12 Concrete Actions

12 concrete practices to motivate your remote employees, strengthen their sense of belonging, and prevent disengagement at a distance.

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Remote work: how to properly onboard new employees

Build an onboarding process tailored to your new remote employees by putting a few simple best practices in place.

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35 key questions to measure your employees' engagement

Thirty-five survey questions, grouped by theme, to concretely measure your employees' engagement and turn it into action with a science-based diagnostic.

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Netflix: a success story built on a culture of excellence

How Netflix built an outstanding employer brand on freedom, responsibility and high standards. A case study and practical lessons for your company culture.

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35 ideas for your next automated out-of-office message

Thirty-five automated out-of-office message examples, from the most professional to the funniest, including holidays and parental leave, to write an auto-reply that sounds like you.

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Maximizing Social Media for Recruitment

A tactical guide to turning your social media into a recruitment engine and building an employer brand that attracts the right candidates, step by step.

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17 Ways to Skyrocket the Response Rate of Your Surveys

Seventeen concrete tactics to boost the response rate of your engagement surveys, before, during and after they go out.

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A recognition program that gives employees wings

How to build a recognition program that truly engages your teams. The inspiring example of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) and its Bravo Charlie initiative.

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7 min read

25 Reasons to Recognize an Employee or Coworker

A kind word that isn't tied to any project does a world of good. Here are 25 solid reasons to recognize a coworker you appreciate.

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11 min read

The 7 Biggest HR Challenges (and How to Tackle Them)

Change management, well-being, retention, talent attraction, remote work, learning and diversity: the 7 biggest HR challenges today, with concrete ways to turn them into lasting advantages.

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The key to success at Pelican: rowing in the same direction

Case study: how kayak manufacturer Pelican cultivates an engaging workplace focused on well-being, recognition and meaning, to attract and retain its talent.

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The 7 keys to well-being at work

Well-being is more than a bowl of fruit in the break room. Here are its seven dimensions, concrete actions for each, and how to turn it into a real driver of engagement.

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53 icebreakers to bring your team together

Fifty-three concrete icebreakers, grouped by moment, to welcome a new employee, energize a meeting, bring teams closer and mark a departure. Simple ideas you can put in place this very week.

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Oberson: recruiting, retaining and engaging millennials

How sports retailer Oberson recruits, retains and engages millennials despite the labour shortage: atmosphere, flexibility, meaning and a sense of belonging. A case study.

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Remote work best practices for managers

A practical guide for managers leading remote teams: set up the environment, stay connected, track work without surveilling, build cohesion and protect your team's right to disconnect.

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Return-to-office strategy survey: what the data reveals

Our survey of more than 136 executives, HR professionals and managers reveals how organizations build their return-to-office strategy. Results, interpretation and action points.

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9 min read

Rally your team through your values

A culture driven by clear values engages people more powerfully than one focused on productivity alone. Here's how to name your values, live them, and turn them into a genuine driver of engagement.

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10 min read

20 principles to maximize your productivity

Fifteen concrete principles to maximize your productivity, from your morning routine to deep work, plus the prioritization that changes everything: acting on the two or three levers that truly move a team.

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8 secrets to attract and retain millennials

Eight concrete levers to attract and retain millennials at work: career, mobility, listening, values, autonomy, ambition, bonuses and gratitude, tied to a real employer brand strategy.

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The ultimate guide to a memorable virtual happy hour

Plan, host and wrap up a virtual happy hour that truly brings your remote teams together: clear steps, activity ideas and practical tips for a warm, memorable moment.

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Engaging your employees through a clear vision and real solutions

Teams don't rally behind slogans; they rally behind a direction they understand and problems that actually get solved. Here's how to move from fog to alignment, using data instead of gut feeling.

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Creating a Green Office: The Eco-Friendly Roadmap

A practical guide to creating a green office: concrete steps, a stage-by-stage roadmap, an action checklist, and the links between sustainability, meaning, and team engagement.

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Five Ways to Engage Your Team With Flash Meetings

The flash meeting, a 10-to-15-minute stand-up, engages teams. Here are five concrete ways to turn it into an engagement lever, and how to run it.

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9 min read

Employee engagement and business success

Employee engagement isn't a perk, it's a profit driver. What leadership needs to understand, backed by numbers and real examples, to turn it into a genuine performance lever.

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Creativity in remote work: the practical guide to sparking it

Does remote work kill creativity? Not if you know what to do. Here is a concrete roadmap for sparking your remote teams' creativity.

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Remote Work: 7 Concrete Ways to Build a Strong Sense of Belonging

Seven concrete ways to build a strong sense of belonging in remote work, so your teams stay engaged even at a distance, and to move from feeling to action.

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