According to the latest statistics, fully 80% of US companies now have an employee recognition program of one sort or another. That naturally leads to an interesting question though: What about the other 20%? Why haven’t they embraced the idea? The answers vary, but broadly speaking, the reasons managers give for not creating one fall […]
Category: Employee Engagement
April Is Stress Awareness Month!
Although stress can take innumerable forms and have dozens, or even scores of contributing factors, when managers talk about stress what they’re ultimately talking about is the concept of work/life balance, and unfortunately, work can play a huge role in how stressed out the employees who work for you are. The reason it is such […]
Apple gives its employees this unique gift after 10 years of service
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been doing a fantastic job at recognizing those employees who stick with him and Apple for the longer term. When an employee reaches the ten years of service milestone, they are presented with a hefty slab of aluminum that bears Apple’s iconic logo, along with the following message: “Congratulations on […]
Employee Gift Ideas for March
It’s Employee Appreciation Month, and if you’re scratching your head trying to figure out what sorts of gifts to get your hard-working team to show them how much you appreciate their efforts, you are in luck! We’re constantly working to expand our product line and have added some great new products this month. Here’s a […]
Employee Appreciation Day is March 3rd! — Why Employee Appreciation Really Matters.
Employee Appreciation Day is fast approaching (March 3rd), and given that, we thought it might be a good time to review exactly why it matters. The statistics on the topic are clear. As Forbes has previously reported, employees who feel appreciated are up to 12% more productive than their counterparts who don’t feel appreciated. More […]
Five Excellent Employee Gift Ideas For February
It’s February already and if you’ve got an employee recognition program running at your company and your supply of gifts is a bit low, now is a great time to re-stock! We add new products to our lineup each and every month and if you’ve been thinking about resupplying, some of our new arrivals might […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger Draws A Line In the Sand For Remote Workers
It’s a story that just about everyone is familiar with. When the pandemic hit, it sent tens of millions of people home to work. A condition which held until just recently. There are two schools of thought about this development: One, driven largely by employees, says that work from home should become a permanent part […]
4 Awesome Bags as Gifts For Your Employees
No matter what the job, today’s employees are always busy and always on the go. To make matters more complicated, it generally takes quite a lot of gear and accessories to do meaningful work from almost anywhere and it can be tricky to carry everything you need with you. That’s why tote bags have become […]
None of Stephen Magli’s Employees Have Quite In Five Years. How Does Your Retention Rate Compare?
The past couple of years have seen a tremendous number of changes in the workplace, brought on in no small part by the pandemic. Tens of millions of employees began working from home and “The Great Resignation” began, which saw tend of millions of employees quitting their jobs, either to strike out on their own […]
Don’t Get Left Behind: Predicted Workplace Trends for 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic. A war between Russia and Ukraine. Ongoing supply chain issues. Rampant inflation that is only now beginning to be tamed, raising the specter of recession. To say that 2022 has been a tumultuous year would be an understatement, but even those things don’t tell the whole story. The unemployment rate is near […]