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Motivating Employees (Cash Is Optional)

Daniel Burrus

There isn’t an organization on the planet that dismisses the value of highly motivated employees. Motivated people not only do their jobs better on a consistent basis, they also remain with an organization longer. Financial reward is perhaps the most obvious means of boosting employee motivation. But sometimes there simply aren’t sufficient financial resources to foster an environment where positive motivation dominates.

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2016 Year In Review

Sustainable Development Network

2016 was a year full of action, excitement and surprises in the arena of sustainable development. SDSN launched a new SDG Index and Dashboards, rolled out new courses at the SDG Academy, hosted several successful international conferences and more. Some of the key highlights are summarized below. Winter The World Happiness Report 2016 Update , which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, was released in Rome on March 16th in advance of UN World Happiness Day, March 20th.