It’s always a bittersweet occasion when one of your long serving employees retires, and if you’re like most managers or business owners, you want to mark the occasion with a party. Retirement parties are a different sort of celebration though. Sure, over the course of a given year, you might throw birthday parties, holiday parties, […]
Category: Employee Engagement
Liven Up Your Office This Summer With Inspirational Art
Over the past few years, there has been a vast migration, with legions of employees working from home. Some employers are looking into ways of coaxing their employees back into the office, but those efforts have had mixed results so far. If you’re one of the business owners who would love to see an increasing […]
Five New Gifts For July
Summertime is in full swing and if you’ve got a mid-summer reward and recognition event planned at your firm, you may be in the market for some fun new gifts. If that’s the position you find yourself in, we’ve got you covered. Check out some of our newest additions. The Awesome to the Core Jelly […]
Five Ways To Create An Inspiring Workplace
In decades past, employers didn’t really have to worry much about creating a work environment designed to inspire their employees to greater productivity. There was work to be done, employees were hired at a given rate, they came in, they did their jobs and they went home. Granted, if you listen to older people talk […]
Fun and Quirky Summer Gift Ideas for Employees
Summer is rapidly approaching, and if you’re looking for fun summer gift ideas for employees, we’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll see a small selection of the many summer employee gift possibilities you can find on our website. The Thanks For All You Do Picnic Blanket This gorgeous picnic blanket measures 47” x 52” and […]
Why Managers Don’t Recognize Their Employees, And Why They Absolutely Should!
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 […]
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 […]
Why Employee Appreciation Day Really Matters
The statistics on Employee Appreciation 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 productive employees mean an improved bottom line for your company, no matter what business you’re in. It gets better: Hiring a new employee is an […]