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About Derek Irvine

Derek is Vice President, Client Strategy & Consulting Services, at Globoforce, the world’s only provider of truly global, strategic employee recognition and reward programs. Their management team blogs regularly on Globoforce news, products, customers, and industry insights at the Globoforce Blog.

Content by Derek Irvine

By Derek Irvine | 2 min read

Open the Floodgates of Employee Recognition

I am deeply disturbed by an article by Lucy Kellaway in Financial Times. In it, based on research about sales people flattering customers, Kellaway concludes public recognition is ...

3 signs your company culture is about to implode

By Derek Irvine | 4 min read

3 signs your company culture is about to implode

Cultures don’t fail overnight. There are many signs along the way that can save your culture if you only take the time to see them.

Do you need a chief culture officer? Yes—your CEO.

By Derek Irvine | 3 min read

Do you need a chief culture officer? Yes—your CEO.

Tempo starts at the top. Your CEO should be your Chief Culture Officer.

Culture drives employee engagement, not the other way around

By Derek Irvine | 3 min read

Culture drives employee engagement, not the other way around

Executives are still missing the mark on understanding what employees need if they’re going to choose to engage fully in their work.

The difference between satisfied, engaged, aligned, and highly engaged employees

By Derek Irvine | 2 min read

The difference between satisfied, engaged, aligned, and highly engaged employees

Let’s get one thing clear – we do not want satisfied employees. We want employees to always be pushing the boundaries and striving for the next level

Why Employees Ask “Why?”

By Derek Irvine | 3 min read

Why Employees Ask “Why?”

Employees require purpose and meaning to their work in order to fully engage and give their best effort.

By Derek Irvine | 1 min read

Rules of Engagement: Communication and line of sight

Recognize This! – We need to know that what we do every day is making a valuable difference.

The HR Challenge: The Importance of “While”

By Derek Irvine | 2 min read

The HR Challenge: The Importance of “While”

“While” can turn a challenge into an opportunity. Quite a lot of kerfuffle hit the HR blogosphere in the last few weeks after the appearance of KMPG International’s ...

By Derek Irvine | 2 min read

4 Truths About Company Culture From 2 Experts

Culture cannot be ignored, hoped for, or passively addressed. It must be proactively managed, encouraged and supported. Sometimes, others simply say it better than I can. Indeed, ...

By Derek Irvine | 2 min read

Company Culture After M&A

Yesterday, I offered a review of the book Building a Magnetic Culture. Nowhere is that more difficult – or more necessary – than in an organization that has just completed a ...

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