Rewarding and recognizing your employees can be tricky and challenging even without a global pandemic to deal with on top of everything else. It’s certainly true though, that since the pandemic has forced so many people to work from home and placed sharp restrictions on large gatherings of people, hosting an award ceremony is more […]
Category: Employee Recognition
How To Reward Those Who Come Back After COVID-19 Lifts
Although it may not seem like it right now, the global pandemic will eventually end. When it does, life will begin returning to normal. People will start coming back into the office again after an extended hibernation working from home. The simple truth is that in a lot of companies, not everyone will come back. […]
Recognizing Your Remote Employees & Keeping Them Engaged
Long before the global pandemic, remote working was a growing trend. It is entirely possible though, that the coronavirus has exposed you to the unique challenges that come with managing a remote workforce for the very first time. If so, then you might be scratching your head wondering how on earth to keep people you […]
April 22nd Is Administrative Professionals Day
Administrative Professionals Day grew out of the formation of the National Secretaries Association, which was formed in 1942 to recognize the contributions of secretaries, receptionists and related professionals. In 1952, Charles Sawyer, the US Secretary of Commerce, declared June 4th as ‘National Secretaries Day’ to formalize the occasion. Over the years, the name of the […]
Thank Your Volunteers – National Volunteer Week Is In April!
Are some of the employees who work for you civic minded? Are you aware of their acts of volunteerism? If so, even if you don’t personally celebrate National Volunteer Week in your office, if you know your employees do that sort of thing, recognizing their efforts in the community would be a splendid way of […]
Why Your Company Needs A Recognition Program And How To Get One Started
If you don’t yet have an employee recognition program set up inside your company and you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, this short article is for you. We’ll cut through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter, then outline in broad strokes how you can go about creating one. […]
The Importance of Recognition in the Workplace and the Manager’s Role
Here are some statistics that may surprise you. Nearly half of all managers say their own anxiety increases when they have to give negative feedback to an employee that reports to them, which causes them to either delay giving the feedback, or simply not give it at all. On top of that, fully 40% of […]
HR Trends for The Next Decade
For decades, HR employees have been seen as diligent paper pushers. Business owners tended to view them as that quiet group in the back who reviewed resumes and scolded people when they broke the rules. Times, as they say, they are a’changing, and HR is growing up. Now, they’re much more people focused than paper […]
Employee Appreciation Day Is Coming Up – Are You Ready With Gifts For Your Employees?
Employee Appreciation Day is observed on the first Friday in March, as it has been since 1995. Although it’s not as widely celebrated as some other unofficial holidays, an increasing percentage of companies are embracing it and managers and business owners are taking the opportunity to recognize the contributions of their employees. Employee Appreciation Day […]
How Giving Plants To Your Employees Can Transform Your Company
Mike Robinson and his wife run a small engineering firm in Canada that employs about twenty people. Mike handles the technical side of the business, and his wife handles the people. Several years ago, his wife, Suzanne, gave him an idea. Why not give every member of the company a plant they could keep at […]