Category: Motivation
Pathfinder: the new digital solution to Talent Management
Sarah Lardner | 02 October 2025
Motivation | HR Technology | Retention
As businesses strive to stay agile in a hyper-competitive environment, the intersection of reward strategy and employee experience has become a critical focus. How can HR leaders bridge the long-standing gap between reward strategy and career development? And how can we unblur the line between HR intent and employee perception?
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Thought leadership: Top tips on maintaining team morale
Justine Woolf | 18 November 2022
Motivation | Employee engagement | Thought Leadership
The financial statement has landed, pointing to tough months ahead. During these testing times of cost-of-living and interest rate rises, employment attrition and government uncertainty, it can be difficult for employees to feel settled. A lack of stability outside work can quickly transfer to how people feel in their jobs, especially if they’re isolated by hybrid working. So how can you build and maintain morale to help them through it?
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GUEST BLOG: Employee Appreciation Day: Appreciate employees all year round with reward and recognition
03 March 2022
Motivation | Recognition | Reward | Employee Experience
4th March is Employee Appreciation Day – a great opportunity to say an extra “thank you” and make your staff feel valued.
Reframing reward post-COVID: create a foundation for recovery and growth
07 January 2021
Motivation | Pay & Reward | Organisational Design | Reward Strategy | Performance | Wellbeing | Covid-19
Moving from reactive to proactively assessing current state against the future aspiration will place HR in control and will enable space to create a compelling, effective and sustainable people strategy that can support the business to transition from the recovery phase to the growth phase. Sarah Lardner explains how.
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The impact of bonus and variable pay on morale and engagement
06 July 2020
Bonus | Motivation | Employee engagement | Engagement | Covid-19
As we are now seeing lockdown lifting, albeit gradually, many workplaces are getting back to some kind of normality, are bonus expectations set to come back? Mark Macoun looks at how the pandemic has influenced bonus payments, and suggests ways you can boost morale and engagement when budgets are tight.
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Keeping morale high with remote recognition
23 June 2020
Long Term Incentives | Motivation | Recognition | Covid-19
Simple recognition is often the best. Every time we run focus groups on the subject, the thing people want to most is a simple thank you – they just want to be acknowledged. Whilst we run round like headless chickens, reacting to the latest need this pandemic creates, take a moment to say thank you to those around you – it goes further than you think.
Does your sales bonus scheme still work in challenging times?
21 April 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Bonus | Performance Related Pay | Motivation | Sales Bonus | Covid-19
Many companies are stuck between having to pay out sales bonus without results, or having to furlough these employees and removing their earning potential. Sarah Lardner explains how to make your sales bonus scheme agile enough to help your business through the Covid-19 situation.
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3 steps to building a transparent and fair bonus policy
28 January 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Bonus | Performance Related Pay | Motivation | Analytics
Sarah Lardner's guide to designing a bonus scheme that works for business leaders and employees has three key stages: Exploration, Analysis and Develop. Read more...
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Hidden disabilities: how to ensure your workplace is inclusive to all
26 November 2019
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Motivation | Employee engagement | Flexible working | Agile working | Culture | Total reward | Productivity | Wellbeing | Employee Experience
Many employees struggle with health conditions which have a severe impact on daily life, but can be difficult to discuss in a work context. Innecto's Justine Woolf discusses how employers can support those with hidden disabilities to make sure they are reaching their full potential.
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The pros and cons of increasing pay flexibility: is this the end for the weekly/monthly payroll?
19 November 2019
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Motivation | Pay & Reward | Benefits intelligence | Employee engagement | Salary sacrifice | HR Technology | Low Pay | Financial Wellbeing | Employee Experience
Many companies are allowing a flexible approach towards payroll so employees can avoid the spiralling debt associated with payday loans. But is this a good idea in practice? Senior Consultant James Bigus takes a look at the pros and cons.
5 key questions to maximise value from benefits – Part 2
29 January 2019
Motivation | Pay & Reward | Employee engagement | Flexible working | Communications | Total reward | Employee Benefits
This week we're rounding off our 2-part series on benefits by answering the final 3 key questions - What is valued by your employees? How does it compare to market? And finally: how are you communicating this to your employees?
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5 key questions to maximise value from benefits – Part 1
22 January 2019
Motivation | Pay & Reward | Employee engagement | Communications | Total reward | Employee Benefits
How to ensure your company is feeling the benefit of your benefits? You need to be asking 5 key questions, says Innecto's Senior Reward Analyst Mark Macoun.
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