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We've discussed gamification a lot lately. Why it works for many organizations. Why it may not work. Where a major research firm thinks it's going. So we cast our gamification fishing lines to find companies who swear by the concept of motivating customers and employees.
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A little more than a year ago, Gartner said gamification was being "driven by novelty and hype" and that by 2014, 80 percent of current gamified applications will "fail to meet business objectives primarily because of poor design." Standing by that, Gartner? "We think it is still on track," Brian
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Next year will be the year gamification fails. It’s a concept built on hype, and 80 percent of all programs will die by 2014, according to Gartner. Rajat Paharia disagrees — 100 percent. The founder of Bunchball, a provider of online gamification solutions, he thinks it is only
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When I look at my history of blogging and talks, I realize that employee engagement is the single thread that ties my perspectives together -- it's a topic near and dear to my heart.
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Most of us have to put up with airline travel several times a year. Few of us look forward to it. Some of us actively dread it.
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Things certainly got heated during yesterday's Tweet Jam! So, what did our experts have to say about gamification and challenges surrounding employee engagement? Read part two of our Tweet Jam Recap to find out. This month's Tweet Jam sought to examine the critical elements of employee engagement. In Part
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If you attended yesterday's #SocBizChat about employee engagement, you know it was a lively event. There was much debate about what employee engagement is, what it entails, what makes it work, how to measure it and what can keep it from flourishing.
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"Any company trying to compete … must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee.” -- Jack Welch “Employees first” is the de-facto motto for most HR departments. It’s a noble and well-intentioned motto -- after all, no one sets out to make employees miserable.
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It's that time again -- we're just a little over an hour away from this month's Tweet Jam and it is promising once again to be a lively one.
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Are you seeing the phrase "employee engagement " a lot lately? Boy, I am.
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How does technology impact employee engagement? We posed this question to Workshare Co-founder and CTO, Barry Hadfield to see what he'd have to say in light of some of its recent releases. Last week, Workshare announced an integration with Microsoft SharePoint and Autonomy iManage.
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I often catch the train to work and it’s depressing to see the perennial look of gloom on the commuter faces each morning.
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Now more than ever attracting, motivating and retaining top talent is vital to a success of a company and the key to it all is engagement. Today, engaged organizations have 3.9 times the earnings per share (EPS) growth rate when compared with organizations with lower employee engagement and highly
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There's been a lot of talk about Gamification lately, and while I'm no expert, I'd like to take some time to explain why I just don't get it, why I don't think I ever will, and why I think the current treatment of the subject is overblown and heading into "trendy
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