Strategy & Communications Jonathan Brown Strategy & Communications Jonathan Brown

Boost Employee Engagement: Building a Strategic Recognition Program (Recognition Series #1)

A lack of recognition is one of the most common reasons employees leave an organization. And even more concerning than the hard costs of employee turnover (backfilling a role costs easily 50 to 200 percent of the role’s annual salary), Gallup research indicates it’s the most talented employees who are the quickest to leave.

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Strategy & Communications Jonathan Brown Strategy & Communications Jonathan Brown

CCO Viewpoint: What Was New is New Again

In the news last week, wedged between stories on the latest political gaffes, alligators climbing fences in Florida (oh, Florida) and stock market swings, there was a story about a coalition of 181 CEOs—including leaders of companies such as Apple, Pepsi, and JP Morgan Chase—surprisingly stating that optimizing return to shareholders as the single guiding principle of business is perhaps an outdated concept.

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