We’ve officially moved into the Holiday Season and if you’re in the habit of giving holiday gifts as part of your recognition program, but you’re drawing a blank in terms of what to actually buy, perhaps further complicated by the fact that so many of your employees are likely working from home due to the […]
Category: Employee Engagement
Great Gift Ideas For A Retiring Co-worker
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live and work, if not forever, then at the very least, for the foreseeable future. Some things, however, don’t change. You may not get to spend as much time face to face with your friends and coworkers as you once did, but they’re still out there, […]
Employees Love Employee Recognition Programs — Why You Need One Immediately!
If you’re like many, if not most small business owners, one of the biggest challenges you face is in finding and then keeping your best employees. Small companies face significant challenges in this regard, because they typically don’t have the deep pockets that the major industry players have, which means they often can’t compete directly […]
The Importance Of Rituals In The (Remote) Workplace
You’ve probably got at least a few rituals in your office, or at least, you did, before the pandemic. Maybe you had an employee named Bob who brought doughnuts in for everybody and just left them in the break room, first come, first serve, or maybe you’re ‘Bob,’ and left the doughnuts there for your […]
Tips for Celebrating a Remote Office Halloween This Year!
Halloween is one of the most popular holidays in the US, and many companies decide to do something every year to celebrate. Usually, that involves some type of party with themed decorations and as often as not, also includes a costume contest, good food, music and more. This year is understandably different. With the pandemic […]
Leadership During The Covid-19 Era
By this point, most people have reached more or less the same conclusion. In the short run, Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere and it’s certainly not going to go away. Worse, even if the most optimistic vaccine projections are true, the simple truth is that the pandemic is almost certain to have long-lasting effects on how […]
Customer Service Week is coming up: Tips to celebrate your remote customer service employees!
You may or may not be aware but Customer Service Week is fast approaching (October 5th-October 9th). Unfortunately, with things being what they are and so many people still working from home in response to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s celebration of your hard-working customer service professionals stands to be a bit different than it […]
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, came to him with an idea. Why not give every member of the company a plant they could […]
Build Trust and Boost Productivity in Remote Teams
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way we work. Millions of Americans are working from home right now, with tens of millions more engaging in remote work all over the globe. There’s no end in sight to the pandemic, which means this is the new normal for the foreseeable future. […]
Coronavirus Increases Need To Appreciate Employees Working From Home
A surprisingly large percentage of companies that have some sort of recognition program in place tend to take a minimalist approach. Most often, this takes the form of recognizing an “employee of the month,” and perhaps a separate award for employee of the quarter or the year. In tandem with this, other companies will also […]