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 […]
Category: Employee 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? […]
Summer Is Here – Gift Your Employees Some Cooling Gifts
Does your employee rewards and recognition program change with the seasons? If it doesn’t, it probably should, at least if you want to get maximum impact from it. After all, seasonally appropriate gifts are just more practical. Not that all gifts have to be practical of course, but practicality is always appreciated. With that in […]
Surprise Your Employees With Birthday Wishes
Everybody likes to be recognized and remembered on their birthday, and your employees are no different. If you’ve got an employee birthday coming up and are looking for a great way to surprise and delight them, here are a few greeting card ideas, drawn from our massive collection: The D’oh! Walrus Card Pack This is […]