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It’s traditional to celebrate service anniversaries. In the past, companies formally congratulated employees on their 5-year milestone and then celebrated key work anniversaries after that —10 years, 20 years and so on. With employees making more frequent job changes, first- and third-year celebrations have become more common, and in some industries, even first and sixth-month anniversaries […]
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Employee recognition and engagement strategies are critical organizational tools that generate and reinforce positive behaviours, leading to measurable accomplishments and financial results. It is important to leverage your recognition strategy in a way that reinforces behaviours important to your work culture, plus infuses results-based recognition that drives company performance. Creating a recognition ecosystem that supports […]
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Impactful recognition has four key facets and while they’re different, humans and AI can play significant roles in all four. 1. Recognition must be timely AI should be used to alert managers – and potentially employees – when someone could be recognized. This can be because they have made progress toward a goal, accomplished a goal, were recognized by someone else or […]
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A global healthcare technology company explored the connection between recognition and employee sentiment. By analyzing survey results and recognition activity, they optimized their program to inspire employees worldwide. The data revealed significant positive impacts on engagement, retention, and performance. Discover how recognition transformed their organizational culture in the full case study.
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Here are seven stats highlighting the differences between points versus gift cards. Gift cards are often seen as a form of cash, whereas points can be used for inspirational rewards like experiences, travel and merchandise. Many companies use gift cards or cash to reward their employees because they are simple, scalable and convenient. But studies […]
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International Dairy Queen had an ambitious vision to modernize its brand, transform internal culture, and drive innovation during a headquarters relocation. By integrating thoughtful office design and a culture of recognition, the initiative inspired collaboration, performance, and a high-performance mindset. Explore the full story in our case study.
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A culture of recognition is inspiring, resulting in a high level of engaged and loyal employees. Making employee recognition and inspiration integral to your workplace culture can be achieved through meaningful and intentional practices. Employee recognition has long been a cornerstone of effective management. But today, as the workplace is becoming more dynamic, the ways organizations show they […]
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Everything seems different right now. Because, in many ways, in the span of a few days and weeks, everything changed. And this change calls for a different kind of leadership. Right now, more than ever, we need to be leaders who lead with compassion. To help understand what this looks like, Dr. Brad Shuck, Assistant […]
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A Fortune 500 technology company sought to create and implement a global recognition program for 300,000 employees spanning over 100 countries. The program featured organization-to-employee, manager-to-employee, and peer-to-peer recognition, along with service anniversary and retirement awards. Within the first eight months, 75% of employees engaged with the program, over 70% received recognition, and managers issued 310,000 recognitions. Learn more about the program’s success in our case study.
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There’s an old joke about a driver who is pulled over for speeding. The officer asks why the driver was going so fast, and the driver replies: “I don’t know where I’m going, but wherever it is, I’m making record time.” As leaders, we don’t want to find ourselves going nowhere fast and making record […]