If you’ve been paying attention to recent trends, you’ve probably heard the phrase employee engagement more than once. In days gone by, this wasn’t really much of a concern, or even a though. You hired employees based on skills you needed, you paid them and they showed up every day to do the work. Done […]
Category: Employee Recognition
How And Why You Should Roll Out The Red Carpet To Celebrate Employee Anniversaries
The statistics are grim. If you’re employees are disengaged and feel un- or under-appreciated, they’re nearly 40% more likely to miss work. They’re almost fifty percent more likely to cause or be involved in workplace accidents and they cause a staggering sixty percent more office errors than motivated, engaged and satisfied employees do. Which would […]
Employee Appreciation Should Be Year Round
Sure, Labor Day and Administrative Professionals Day are important holidays and your employees deserve recognition on those occasions, but the reality is that your employees work hard all year long. If you haven’t yet established some type of recognition program, you should strongly consider it. Study after study has shown that employees respond to recognition […]
Why Celebrating Employee Milestones is Important to Millennials
Millennials are increasingly coming to dominate the workplace, and unlike previous generations, they’re looking for more than just a paycheck. Appealing to Millennials is something that most managers and business owners struggle with, which has predictable but unfortunate effects on the company, most notably in the area of lower retention rates. Since most managers don’t […]
Top Ten Holiday Gifts For Employees Under $25
Simply Success $24.95 This hardcover, 228-page book is a must-read for anyone aspiring entrepreneurs you’ve got working for you. It’s inspiring and filled with hard-hitting, practical information. A great gift! The Change Forest Falls Desktop Print $19.99 A stunningly beautiful 5”x7” print, the perfect size for displaying on a desktop, the scene is of a […]
Three Powerful Employee Recognition Strategies
Here’s the simple, unavoidable truth: While just about everyone knows that recognizing employees for their hard work, excellent performance and efforts is a good thing that has a variety of benefits for both your company and the employees you recognize, it’s hard. It takes time. Time you probably don’t have. Fortunately, there are strategies you […]
Want To Reward Your Employees? Get Creative!
Happy employees are more productive employees and their increased productivity will have the happy effect of boosting your bottom line. Unfortunately, research has shown that simply offering more money is a relatively poor way to boost employee satisfaction and productivity, so if not that, then what? Recognition goes a long way, but how can you […]
Volunteers: How Can You Make Them Happy And Productive?
Yes, we know, we know, some people are shocked and surprised to learn that their employees have interests and passions that don’t involve the workplace. A great many of them volunteer in support of causes that matter to them. In the “good old days,” supporting your employees’ interests outside the workplace was an extravagance, but […]
Under The Hood – Surprising Statistics About Employee Retention
“Your employees are your most valuable resource.” If you’ve heard the phrase once, you’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s so common that it’s almost a cliché. The thing about clichés though, is that they’re actually true! There have been hundreds of studies about employee retention, but because those studies aren’t very glamorous or exciting, […]
Looking For Great, Innovative Ways To Celebrate The 4th? They These Ideas
The Fourth of July is one of our most popular national holidays. It’s high summer, the atmosphere is festive, and everybody loves a party, so why not find ways to get in on the fun? It will thrill your employees and make you a hero for a day – what’s not to like about that? […]