Recognize Employees During COVID-19

The COVID-19 situation has touched or will affect everyone on this planet. Not in my lifetime can I think of a singular event that has turned the world upside down, including Sept. 11, 2001. The death and disruption to families on so many levels have not fully been...

Why Presentation and Communication are so Important in Employee Recognition

Keeping your employees engaged can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. It is a delicate balance to keep employees feeling valued. Most companies focus on compensation as a major factor in acquiring and retaining talent. It goes beyond that, however. Presentation and...

Effective Peer to Peer Recognition

What is Peer to Peer Recognition? A peer to peer recognition program is a formal, structured employee recognition program that is implemented to encourage employees to recognize their teammates, or peers, for demonstrating behaviors that are in alignment with the...

What’s wrong with Employee Service Award Programs?

Ask your employees when they were hired, and 9 out of 10 will know the exact date. This is significant. It’s the day when they joined your company. It’s the day they took the next step in their career. It’s the day when they became part of your company’s future....

When is the right time for HR to get ready for the restart? How about NOW!

Planning works best when there are known dates, known staffing needs, known budgets, known likely productivity goals, and more. But what do you do when there are many moving targets? How do you plan employee recognition in a COVID-19 year? In a normal year,...

I Can’t Believe I got a Branded Hoodie for my Service Anniversary!

For years almost every company has been providing Employee Service Award gifts. The variety of what companies do or perceive to be a best practice runs the gamut. In general, branded merchandise in a service anniversary program is not a best practice. Types of Service...