HR
21 Incentives for Employees That Drive Motivation and Performance
This guide breaks down 21 proven incentives for employees, explaining not just what they are, but why they work, when to use them, and who they work b...
Feb 4, 20268 min read
Ufan-Abasi Francis
66 articles
Articles by Ufan-Abasi Francis
Recognition
7 Best Employee Incentive Software for Modern Workplaces
This guide compares the 7 best employee incentive software platforms, based on functionality, flexibility, scalability, and real-world use cases.
Feb 3, 20265 min read
HR
Favoritism at Work: The Silent Killer of Culture and Mental Health.
If you find yourself defending promotions or rewards based on vague "gut feelings" rather than clear data, then trust is already fraying in ...
Feb 2, 20266 min read
Engagement
25 Team Booster Activities to Improve Morale and Engagement at Work
In this article, we will explore 25 actionable team booster activities for in-office, remote, and hybrid teams. We’ll also cover how to sustain engage...
Jan 27, 20267 min read
Benefits
Employee Insurance: Building a lasting workplace trust in Africa
As an HR leader or founder, you know employee insurance isn’t just another line item in your budget. It’s a critical signal of how much yo...
Jan 27, 20267 min read
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HR
Top 6 Employee Retention Software Solutions to Keep Your Top Talent
In this guide, we rank the top six employee retention software solutions you should consider, explaining their core strengths, ideal use cases, and ho...
Jan 27, 20265 min read
HR
Managing the Workforce: An Essential Leadership Discipline
Today’s workforce is complex, characterized by hybrid schedules, gig workers, remote workers, and rapidly evolving skills. This demands a shift in how...
Jan 21, 20267 min read
Wellbeing
How to Identify and Use Employee Strengths to Drive Performance at Work
This guide explains how to identify them accurately, and most importantly how to use them to drive real performance outcomes at work.
Jan 20, 20266 min read
Engagement
30+ Lighthearted Funny Employee Awards Ideas
This guide goes beyond generic listicles. You’ll find thoughtfully categorized award ceremony ideas, practical guidance on how to use humor at work, a...
Jan 20, 20267 min read
Engagement
Beyond Pizza Fridays: Strategic Employee Engagement Activities for Retention and Results
The employee experience demands more than casual perks like Pizza Fridays and foosball tables. While these efforts may deliver short-term smiles, they...
Jan 16, 20264 min read
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Recognition
Beyond the Gold Watch Mentality: The Power of Employee Milestone Recognition
The Milestone Blind Spot That’s Costing You Top Talent Think about the last time you felt truly seen at work. Chances are, it wasn’t durin...
Jan 16, 20268 min read
Recognition
Corporate Gifting Platforms for Employee Milestones: Retirement, Work Anniversaries, and Long-Service Awards
A retirement isn’t just an exit date. A work anniversary isn’t just “another year.” And a long-service award isn’t just a certificate. These milestone...
Jan 14, 20267 min read
Engagement
How to Build Employee Connection in Remote and Hybrid Teams
This article explains what employee connection truly means, the challenges remote and hybrid teams face, and actionable strategies for building strong...
Jan 12, 20265 min read
Engagement
When Do You Actually Need Employee Engagement Software?
This article is designed to help HR leaders and decision-makers answer a practical question honestly: when does employee engagement software stop bein...
Jan 12, 20269 min read
HR
How to Bridge the Skills Gap: Upskilling and Reskilling Your Workforce.
Are the skills your organization needs changing faster than you can hire? You’re not imagining it. Surveys indicate that 63% of employers view skills ...
Jan 8, 20265 min read
Wellbeing
Conflict Resolution Strategies in the Workplace For Managers in 2026
This guide breaks down practical, scenario-based, HR-approved methods for handling conflict, complete with templates, scripts, and a step-by-step fram...
Dec 17, 20257 min read
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HR
Employee Engagement Software: 2026 Manager’s Guide to Building High Performance
The workplace is changing fast, and you’re expected to adapt while deepening your culture at the same time. One of the most practical ways to do that ...
Dec 15, 20255 min read
Engagement
Driving Employee Engagement: Practical Guide To Activating Startup Culture (2026)
Hiring the best talent does not guarantee success if engagement is declining. Your ambitious goals automatically become stunted as your unmotivated em...
Dec 10, 20255 min read
Engagement
How to Motivate Employees: Practical Strategies for Engagement and Retention
This guide explores proven strategies, psychological insights, and practical examples that organizations can implement to boost motivation across team...
Dec 8, 20256 min read
HR
Employee Relations: How to Build a Strong Workplace Culture That Lasts
This guide explores what employee relations are, why they matter, and how to build a workplace culture that lasts, providing actionable insights and m...
Dec 8, 20255 min read
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Wellbeing
Employee Satisfaction Surveys: The Ultimate Playbook for Measurable Change
Effective surveys are more than a checkbox; they’re your roadmap to a more productive team. You’ll learn how to use surveys strategically (not just as...
Dec 5, 20259 min read
Engagement
120 Work Anniversary Messages: Wishes for Employees and Teams
This article offers more than 120 ready-to-use work anniversary messages with variations for employees, colleagues, managers, remote staff and long-se...
Dec 3, 20259 min read
HR
75 Team Gift Ideas to Appreciate and Motivate Your Team
In this article, we’ve compiled 75 team gift ideas from budget-friendly picks to experience-based rewards that companies can use to celebrate your cu...
Dec 3, 20257 min read
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HR
Performance Management: Strategies Every Manager Needs (2026)
Performance Management: Strategies Every Manager Needs (2026) Your performance management system fails when it focuses more on scoring employees than ...
Dec 1, 20256 min read
HR
How to Build Diversity in the Workplace in 2026
This guide provides a step-by-step roadmap on how to build and sustain diversity in your organization, with practical tips, strategies, and examples.
Nov 25, 20255 min read
HR
Skip-Level Meetings: The HR-Backed Framework for Employee Trust
HR plays a pivotal role in designing and guiding the process, ensuring leaders conduct these meetings effectively while maintaining alignment with man...
Nov 25, 20256 min read
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HR
Gen Z Hiring 2026: Traits to Look Out For (Beyond Skills)
Gen Z comprises roughly 27% of the global workforce in 2025 and an estimated 30% in 2030. Hiring pools are now filled with different expectations and ...
Nov 19, 20257 min read
Engagement
Joke of the Day for Work: 120+ Clean, Funny, and Office-Friendly Jokes to Boost Morale
Here’s a curated collection of more than 120 clean, work-friendly jokes (roughly 90% universally safe, with about 10% mildly cheeky but still professi...
Nov 18, 202511 min read
Engagement
What Are Examples of Effective Team Dynamics In a Workplace?
This article explores what team dynamics are, why they matter, and provides concrete examples of what effective team dynamics look like in today’s wor...
Nov 18, 20257 min read
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Engagement
How to Engage Remote Employees: A 2025 Role-Based Guide
In today’s global workforce, engaging employees is a business imperative. The question many employers ask is ‘How do I do this with my remote employee...
Nov 17, 20258 min read
Wellbeing
What Makes an Ideal Work Environment? How to Build One
This article explores what truly defines an ideal work environment, the characteristics that make it thrive, why it’s critical for success, and how le...
Nov 11, 20257 min read
HR
Top 10 Methods of Performance Appraisal: Traditional and Modern
This article explores the top methods of performance appraisal, explaining how each works, its advantages and limitations, and when it’s best used.
Nov 11, 20257 min read
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HR
Proven Change Management Strategy To Preserve Company Culture After Layoffs
Navigating the turbulence of layoffs and leadership changes comes with a lot of pressure to keep productivity high while the organization goes through...
Nov 5, 20255 min read
HR
Birthday Wishes to Boss: 50+ Heartfelt, Funny & Professional Messages
We’ve compiled this complete guide: not just to give you 50+ message examples, but to show you how to choose the right tone, make it meaningful, and d...
Nov 4, 20258 min read
Engagement
20 Corporate Holiday Party Ideas That Build Culture and Connection
Whether your team is in-person, remote, or spread across continents, there are countless ways to celebrate together meaningfully.
Nov 4, 20258 min read
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Recognition
Mini-Feedbacks, Major Impact: How to Fix a Broken Feedback Culture at Work
HR leaders are turning to mini-feedback briefs: regular conversations that nurture trust and strengthen communication. By making feedback a habit, the...
Nov 4, 20255 min read
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Recognition
Employee Retention Depends on Getting Recognition Right
In today's competitive talent landscape, organizations face an urgent challenge: keeping their best employees. Research shows that in May 2024, 51% of...
Nov 4, 20257 min read
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HR
The Hustle Mindset Is Breaking Your Teams: A Leadership Blanch
Go hard or go home is a common mindset in some toxic workplaces. A mindset most CEO embrace. The late nights, relentless target, showing up motivated ...
Nov 3, 20255 min read
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Wellbeing
Why Employee Wellbeing Hinges on Great Management, Not Just Work Mode
As 93% of employees in remote-capable jobs express their preference to work remotely at least part of the week, organizations continue wrestling with ...
Oct 28, 202511 min read
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HR
How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for HR Managers
For HR managers and people leaders, learning how to handle conflict in the workplace is one of the most valuable leadership skills. This guide breaks ...
Oct 28, 202511 min read
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HR
The Complete Guide to Performance Reviews and Employee Recognition
Performance reviews evolve from administrative check-ins into opportunities for recognition, they transform company culture. Employees stop dreading r...
Oct 27, 20257 min read
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HR
Burnout in Healthcare: 2025 Stats, Causes & Solutions
2025 healthcare burnout stats, key causes, and solutions to boost performance in healthcare teams.
Oct 22, 20256 min read
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Engagement
90 Happy Birthday Wishes for Coworkers That Feel Genuine
Whether you’re writing a card, posting a message on Slack, or announcing a celebration during a team meeting, here are 90 birthday wishes that balance...
Oct 22, 20258 min read
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Engagement
150+ Ice Breaker Questions for Work That Actually Build Engagement
In this guide, you’ll find 150+ curated ice breaker questions that are practical, fun, and suitable for every type of team.
Oct 21, 202511 min read
HR
Productivity in the Remote Workplace
Productivity in remote work depends on intentional management and a well-defined culture. When organizations set clear goals, measure outputs, and kee...
Oct 20, 20257 min read
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Gift
35 Best Retirement Gift Ideas for Employees, Bosses, and Coworkers
In this guide, we’ve gathered the best retirement gift ideas for employees, bosses, and coworkers ideas that balance thoughtfulness, humor, and practi...
Oct 16, 202511 min read
Award
How to Choose the Right Award for Employee Recognition
Choosing the right award is crucial because it amplifies the power of recognition. A carefully selected award makes appreciation feel authentic and fa...
Oct 9, 20257 min read
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Recognition
What Actually Drives Employee Performance: Recognition or Rewards?
These common questions are the heart of employee recognition VS rewards debate. Research has shown that both recognition and rewards fuel performance....
Oct 9, 20258 min read
Turnover
The Silent Exodus: When Good People Stop Caring
The most dangerous employee isn't the one causing drama in Slack channels. It's the previously high-performer who's gone quiet, stopped contributing i...
Oct 9, 20254 min read
HR
Gen Z in the Workplace: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Recognition
Do you have Gen Zers on your team? Discover how to motivate younger employees with recognition.
Oct 9, 20259 min read
Recognition
Employee Appreciation Day: Facts and Performance
In this article, we will discuss key facts to prove why appreciating your employee is as important as drinking water daily. We will further discuss ho...
Oct 9, 20254 min read
Gift
How Performance-Based Gifting Boosts Motivation
The impact isn’t about the price tag, it’s about the story the reward tells. When people see that their unique contributions spark recognition, they s...
Oct 9, 20256 min read
HR
The ROI of Feeling Seen: Inside the Rise of Recognition Platforms
One platform leading the way in this space is PerkFlow. With real-time feedback, customizable rewards, and seamless integration, PerkFlow makes it eas...
Oct 9, 20253 min read
Recognition
20+ Proven Employee Recognition Ideas in 2025 (and How Perkflow Delivers Them)
Employee recognition is a strategic necessity. The right recognition program can boost engagement, reduce turnover, and foster a culture where people ...
Oct 8, 20256 min read
Recognition
Employees Want More Than Pay: A solution guide and employee rewards programs
Traditional compensation packages operate on a diminishing returns principle. After covering basic needs, additional salary increases provide less mot...
Oct 8, 20255 min read
HR
HR Metrics That Matter: Linking KPIs to Recognition
Discover how HR metrics like turnover, engagement & eNPS link to employee recognition and drive retention & performance.
Oct 7, 20257 min read
Benefits
What Are Employee Benefit Trusts? Structure, Benefits & Compliance
Learn what Employee Benefit Trusts are, how they work, their advantages for employers and employees, and key compliance requirements.
Oct 7, 20259 min read
Gift
60 Employee Gift Ideas to Boost Morale and Show Appreciation
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover 60 employee gift ideas across all categories: affordable, personalized, wellness, tech, remote-friendly, luxu...
Oct 5, 202518 min read
Award
Employee of the Month Award: Ideas & Best Practices for Recognition
This article will explore the benefits, criteria, creative ideas, modern alternatives, and best practices for running an employee of the month program...
Oct 5, 20257 min read
Recognition
Virtual Meeting Etiquette: A Guide for HRs and Team Leads Building Recognition-First Cultures
This guide details virtual meeting etiquette, its link to recognition-first cultures, and how HR/team leads can use it to boost engagement and recogni...
Oct 5, 20258 min read
HR
Building Cultures That Gen Z Wants to Stay In
Discover how leadership behaviors shape cultures where Gen Z employees want to stay, grow, and thrive. Build a workplace that attracts the future work...
Oct 5, 20258 min read
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HR
Employees Quit Their Boss, Not Their Job
How investing in management excellence can become your company's most powerful retention strategy.
Oct 5, 20255 min read
HR
Building a Culture of Appreciation in Remote Teams
How to create meaningful recognition that transcends physical distance and drives exceptional performance
Oct 3, 20259 min read
Recognition
Top 10 Employee Recognition Trips Ideas That Boost Retention (With Real ROI Examples)
This comprehensive guide explores powerful recognition trip ideas, backed by ROI insights and planning tips. You’ll know how to select the right exper...
Oct 2, 20259 min read
Turnover
What is Employee Turnover? Causes, Costs & How to Calculate It
This guide breaks down what turnover is, why it matters, how to calculate it, the costs behind it, and, most importantly, how you can reduce it.
Oct 2, 20258 min read
HR
Gen Z Effect: Modern Approaches to Employee Appreciation
Discover how Gen Z is reshaping employee recognition with real-time, authentic, and digital-first appreciation strategies.
Sep 29, 20255 min read