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Welcome to The Idea Bank™
From Christine Corelli & Associates, Inc.

The Idea Bank™ is a resource where you can obtain ideas to help you and your company drive business growth. It is a new value-added and complimentary service for our clients and potential clients who want to improve organizational and individual performance. Some of the ideas may not necessarily be new to you or be appropriate for your company's culture. Hopefully you will find some that will beneficial.

We welcome your ideas, and recommendations for The Idea Bank™

On Employee Motivation-Reward and Recognition-Creating High Performance...

Send an Ambassador—If you are a manager, and when it is not absolutely mandatory for you to be present at certain meetings and functions, send someone on your team to take your place, share your thoughts, and take notes on your behalf. (This can make people feel they are more a part of your team and that they are working WITH you and not for you.)

Surprise!—Reward an individual for outstanding performance by taking them to lunch and surprising them by having their spouse and children present. They will be delighted and feel very appreciated.

Surprise again—Send an e-mail telling people not to bring lunch the next day. Surprise them with bringing lunch in, taking them out, or having a cookout in the parking lot.

New hires—Have a different person take them to lunch each day for the first two weeks. Have people phone them to introduce themselves and welcome them.

Manage Managing Workplace Stress. . .

"Coffee or Tea?" At SBC call centers, a staff person comes around to offer water, coffee, and snacks for them while they are spending long hours on the phone. They make it a habit to ask them, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

PingPong or Pool for you?—If you can't afford a gym in the workplace, how about one of these to help alleviate stress?

Family too?—While this is not always possible, form sports teams that include spouses.

Ideas to Help Improve Morale, Simplify Systems and Procedures, and Save $!

Ditch time-cards. If your people are responsible, and they should be, make this announcement, "Guess what, we trust you! We're getting rid of time punch cards. You are responsible to each other to be on time. You are now accountable to each other. (A well-known and profitable corporation found this increased productivity, improved morale, promoted team spirit, and saved the company thousands of dollars per year.)

To learn more on how to hire, retain, recognize, and reward quality employees - click here.