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1.) Hiring/Screening —This is about creating dynamic, fascinating job descriptions that bring not only qualified but enthusiastic people to your organization.

Success Factor = No wasted staff time on unqualified individuals, strong correlation to work to be done avoiding over inflated or under described work

Tool = Not your normal job description

2.) Interviewing — For maximum results you will want to establish a good atmosphere for a legal, behavioral based process that "sells" your company and engages applicants to speak with you about this fit for them and for you.

Success Factor = No suits on illegal hiring questions, shorter more pointed interview sessions, a familiar/comfortable process for interviewing managers avoiding lost time and hiring the right people for the job

Tool = An interview process that fits your organization

3.) Orientation — Create a process that infuses your values, your culture, your norms, along with a solid learning of your process and systems. Finally create excitement about what you will accomplish together

Success Factor = Most lifelong impressions about work are made in the first 90 days. Some would argue the first 90 minutes. This is a critical time to help new people bond with your organization and its mission. Productivity standards will start here.

Tool = an unusual and well done orientation process

4.) Training/Integration — Structure training for audio, visual and kinesthetic learning, and as well as pace it for all levels of learning. Follow all of this with a quality assurance process.

Success Factor = well trained and integrated employees have higher productivity, lower turnover and less expense for remediation.

Tool = A commitment to training by the organization and embraced by the employees for life long learning that is playful and fun and people look forward to participating

5.) Reward, recognition and appreciation that is constant, not overly burdened by rules or process, is great fun and truly gets the message across will set you apart from the crows.

Success Factor = Employees stay with companies where they are appreciated and are quicker to offer new, creative suggestions to improve or solve challenges

Tool = Creating many ways to reward employees

6.) Professional Development programs — Allow employees to set up their own programs with supervisory guidance and support. Be sure individuals are supported by corporate. Build all this around their careers and the success of the individual.

Success Factor = Hiring people and growing them is like planting a garden and watering it, giving it sun and feeding the plants fertilizer; they will thrive, they will grow and eventually they will produce more for your organization.

Tool = Creative professional development tools that stimulate and challenge the employee and are different from the norm.

7.) Career planning that matches the needs of the individual and the organization make a big difference in motivating people to do their best.

Success Factor = Most people want to know that they have a career and without seeing it in your organization, may search for it in another

Tool = Identified career paths and matching competency acquisition programs available to those who are interested

8.) Fun/Play must be done appropriately and regularly to create an atmosphere that supports joy in work.

Success Factor = People want to work at a place where it is pleasant to be. People will create more and different solutions to situations in an atmosphere that supports and encourages their creative responses.

Tools = Spoofs, celebrations, contests, decorating the environment, teaching the employees how to do simple, playful things in the workplace, having a "fun committee".

9.) Celebrations of Successes should be inclusive and frequent to reinforce the accomplishments of individuals and the organization.

Success Factor = Creating a desire and drive in people for more of these wins

Tool = everything from ice cream sundaes to large celebrations

10.) Communications — Well done, frequent, live meetings and interchanges that allow people to participate, learn and know exactly what is going on in the organization will rocket launch your organization.

Success Factor = People who know what is going on and have good information can use that to make good business decisions

Tool = Live and lively meetings with employees

11.) Reinforcing personal responsibility for the individual's own morale gets everyone involved in making it a great place to work.

Success Factor = In this busy and complex world it is critical that people are given the coping mechanisms for all that is thrown at them. How we lessen the impact of personal situations on the workplace is huge.

Tool = Seminars and programs for employees to learn techniques to deal with life situations and coaching available for all employees

12.) Health/Fitness in the workplace can make all the difference.

Success Factor = Reduced lost time due to health issues and lower energy increases productivity in the workplace

Tools = Fitness programs of all kinds and rewards by the company for participation, healthy eating in the workplace, working on energy breaks throughout the day

13.) Team Time Together — Talking, learning, recreating, and working side by side is what people strive for in their workplaces.

Success Factor = highly functional teams can accomplish things in less time, with a higher quality outcome

Tool = NOT TEAM BUILDING but playful, fun team formation, creation of norms and ongoing course correction and support

14.) Friends at work have been proven to be a success factor in most organizations.

Success Factor = People want to enjoy the people in their work environment and will stay and support work that encourages this

Tool = Fun opportunities for people of like interest to congregate and get to know one another

15.) Relationships — Continued/renewed contact with people who are important to individual making new acquaintances he or she will get to know better over time create the teams that you will need to grow your business.

Success Factor = ALL BUSINESS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS! Your profit is totally dependent on the ability of your people to make, cultivate and keep good relationships both internally and externally

Tool = Relationship training for management, employees, sales, customer service that is fun, creative and long lasting; an environment that is all about relationships

16.) Spiritual — Creating space/time for renewal as needed avoids burnout and stress.

Success Factor = In this busy world the time to rest and rebuild ourselves has become critical; continually pushed, stretched and overworked employees will eventually make mistakes, lose interest, or leave

Tool = Making time off an honored and fun thing for everyone, respecting and allowing for brief periods of renewal, again playfully, and finally the role model of the CEO

17.) Personal —Teaching an appreciation and enjoyment life should be a core value of your organization.

Success Factor = People who enjoy life, enjoy their work and produce a high quality product or service, solve problems more easily and faster and support and grow both themselves and the organization

Tool = Seminars and programs around the enjoyment of life, a workplace that values and projects the enjoyment of life in environment, systems, policies, and more.

18.) Engaging employees to participate in the community or the world through professional associations, volunteer work, charity assistance personally or financially makes more well rounded employees.

Success Factor = In giving we all receive