Shabnum Boodan, MBA
Shabnum Boodan is the Director of Accounting and Human Resources at Successories, where she has worked since 2013. She runs the money and the people side of the business: accounting, payroll, benefits, compliance, and operations across several states. If it touches what the company spends or how it treats its team, it runs through her. She holds an MBA, and it shows in how she reads a recognition budget: money that has to earn its return, not a feel-good line item.
She has led the practical work behind that, from new payroll systems and automated processes to clearer financial reporting. She also hires, onboards, and develops the team, and she is the person who can tell you what a recognition program really costs and how to budget for one that lasts. That is what she writes about here: the money and tax side of employee gifts and recognition.
Outside of Successories, she sits on the Board of Directors for Sunflower Creative Arts, putting the same financial skill to work for a nonprofit in her community.
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Shabnum's Articles on Recognition, Engagement, and HR
- Are Employee Awards Tax Deductible? What qualifies, and the limits to know.
- Corporate Gifts Budget Considerations Making the most of a recognition budget.
- How to Overhaul a Recognition Program Fix the process before the prizes.
- Why Employee Engagement Awards Matter The business case for recognition.
- How to Measure Employee Engagement Surveys and metrics that actually track it.
- Maslow's Hierarchy in the Workplace What each level looks like at work.
- Traveling Trophy Recognition A low-cost, high-energy peer award.
- National Nurses Week Dates and ways to thank your nurses.
- Ways to Thank Employees Simple thank-yous that land.
- Recognizing Remote Employees Keeping distributed teams seen.
- Work Anniversary Wishes, Messages, and Quotes 140+ copy-ready lines to congratulate a colleague.
- Employee Recognition Budgets in 2026 What recognition buyers plan to spend, and where the growth is.
- Recognition on a Small Budget What works for small teams, where the data favors them.
- What Is a Token of Appreciation? The meaning, how to use the phrase, synonyms, and examples.