Non-Monetary Appreciation: The Recipe for Employee Loyalty and Happiness
In an increasingly dynamic business climate, many companies rely on financial incentives as the main driver of employee motivation and loyalty. However, based on the results of an employee satisfaction survey conducted by The Jakarta Consulting Group on a transportation company, it was revealed that salary and benefits are not everything. Although employee satisfaction and […]
Organizational Culture, the Secret Weapon for Competitive Excellence
In the business world, strategy and organizational culture are often considered two separate things. Strategy is seen as a roadmap full of numbers and logic, while culture is considered a “soft” element that is left to the HR department. However, look at the success story of Netflix with its principle of “freedom and responsibility,” or […]
Golden Shackles: Employee Retention Strategy or Career Shackles?
In the modern workplace, companies often retain their best talent by any means necessary. From lucrative salaries, annual bonuses, stock options, to exclusive benefits that are too good to pass up. Behind this employee retention strategy lies an interesting and controversial phenomenon: “golden handcuffs.” Golden handcuffs is a term that describes a situation where an […]
Viral Workplace Jargon, Is It Really Helpful or Just a Trend?
In this age of digital and social media, the workplace is not only about targets and achievements, but also filled with popular contemporary terms. From “feedback culture”, to “burnout”, to “healing”-these words are suddenly commonplace in everyday office conversations. On one hand, these terms reflect the new dynamics and aspirations of today’s generation of workers. […]