2. About me….
• Practitioner
• 20 Years C- Level
• Lots of Start-Ups
John E. Smith • Corp Culture Expert
CTO & Chief Evangelist
john.smith@sparcedge.com
• Best Place to Work
BreakTheEquation Blog • Author/Speaker/Consultant
www.breaktheequation.com
@BreaknEquations
10. Electronic Recognition System (ERS)
A software platform which standardizes the elements of
recognizing desired human behaviors by utilizing modern
communication (email, social, mobile…) methods.
12. Great Uses
• Thank you
• Great job
• Above and beyond
• Culture shift
• A change in behavior
• Conformation
• Bomb (Big Event)
• Communication
• Feedback
• …
14. “5 Biggest Mistakes” by John Schaefer
• Not believing
• Not being organized
• Not using a strategy
• Not having leadership buy-in
• Not following through
15. Implementing an ERS
• Champions
• Celebration
• Visible Stream/ Feed, Public, Cafe
• Leadership
• 3D (print out)
• Dedicated Location
• Start meetings
• Recognize
• …
18. Thank You!
John E. Smith
CTO & Chief Evangelist
john.smith@sparcedge.com
SPARCET & SPARC’D Software
BreakTheEquation Blog www.sparcet.com
www.breaktheequation.com
@BreaknEquations
Editor's Notes
Tag team background… give creditability stats
What does recognition mean, what is it then Need language But needs to be both consistent and dynamicContinuousSpecificTimely
Why do we need recognition, why do people need recognitionWe are all in the business human scale
Started with eMail… email such and misses many of the benefits Not EmailNot a Social Network
Between 18 & 29, Socially Liberal, Tech Savvy Educated and Excited for the Future 50 mil in US today, Most Diverse, Least Religious75% on Social Network, 1/5 Have Posted a Video-09% Job Growth, 36% Depend on Parents, 37% Don’t Have Jobs