I have always believed that the whole thing about team building, is building. If the chosen event doesn’t build anything, one might just as well give the team £300 and send them to the pub. That way managers don’t have to concern themselves with logistics and the tiresome trinity: return on investment. Furthermore, managers can […]
So sayeth an ex-client. Unfortunately, the client missed the point. His staff were paid to deliver 100% – they were not paid to deliver 110% or more. That’s what successful sales incentive programmes do; extract the extra 10% of productivity whilst providing clients with a means of paying for the programme out of incremental business. […]
As sales incentive and motivation experts, Full Circle Motivation has long known of the power of their combination of tools to deliver positive ROIs. In fact, the lowest percentage ever delivered in any sales incentive scheme was +13% against the control period. Furthermore, their case studies prove the point in a fairly dramatic way but […]
Many employees have had dismal experiences of well-intentioned team-building events that fall flat. Sometimes, paintball, golf and Master Chef just won’t pass muster. A poll referred to by Tirian.com in an article published in 4Hoteliers on 28th February 2013, revealed that only 5% of the people surveyed say team-building programmes are effective. Psychologist Campbell Thompson […]
Full Circle’s new infrastructure ensures live (or recorded) video streaming and audio in real time to any location in the world, and to mobile devices. Video and audio is able to be integrated with presentation materials, such as PowerPoint, real-time 3D graphics or a Q&A facility. Streaming (not just video streaming) is multimedia that is constantly […]
Opened in the summer of 2013, The Shangri-La Hotel will be located on levels 34 to 52 of the stunning skyscraper – Western Europe’s tallest building – and will feature four dining venues, conference space and fitness and recreation facilities. The Shard 35 will offer international cuisine on level 35, and, on the skyscraper’s uppermost […]
UK businesses are risking their productivity by failing to support team working – and employees need training and support from their team leaders to improve teamwork. “Team meetings and social events are useful tools for team leaders to create the right conditions for their teams to flourish – and a great way of combining a […]
A social networking innovation in the North East may well become a virtual conferencing technique that reaches well beyond the green businesses it was devised for. “All of this is great news for the industry” adds Full Circle Motivation Director, Victor Tardieu, “but sometimes businesses need something more; like our own proprietary video conference / […]
A survey reported in HRzone has shown that almost 50% of employees feel that the companies they work for do not foster team working practices – with over 33% of staff preferring to work alone rather than share ideas and work cohesively with others as part of a team. This could have a detrimental effect […]
Full Circle Motivation has established that good employee incentive and recognition schemes improve productivity and enhance loyalty, but with workforces becoming increasingly diverse, it’s by no means easy to devise the most effective scheme. But two simple solutions are coming to the fore as rewards and incentives: the re-emergence of gift cards and soon to […]