Accelerate Your Employee Recognition Program with Meaningful Rewards

Employee recognition is openly-expressed acknowledgment and appreciation for an employee’s contributions to their organization. Years of service awards; annual, quarterly, and performance bonuses; and verbal and written praise all fall under the umbrella of employee recognition. Modern employee recognition is powerful: it makes work visible, supports company values, and boosts morale. It’s also undergoing an exciting sea change.

Reframing Accountability in the Workplace

Accountability often conjures a negative connotation in our minds, and while that’s truly unfortunate, it’s understandable.

55 Creative Employee Reward Ideas (2018 Update)

Employee rewards are an essential component of effective employee engagement strategies, but many leaders still struggle to implement them successfully. By aligning the rewards you offer with your team's values, you can positively influence how they're received.

If providing excellent rewards seems like a challenge, don't worry: we've got you covered with a comprehensive list of creative reward ideas your staff will love.

How to Keep a Contingent Worker Engaged and Motivated

There are plenty of guides and advice on keeping full-time employees motivated and engaged, but what about contingent workers? As the contingent workforce trends larger and larger across the world, this becomes an increasingly significant question to answer.

7 Deceptively Simple Ways to Inspire Discretionary Effort

Discretionary effort can make the difference between a great team, and an extraordinary team — but what does it take to inspire and support that effort?

How to Inspire Different Types of Motivation

Motivation is not an easy thing to master, but the reward for getting it right can be massive.

Much of the challenge comes from the varied and individualistic nature of motivation. Everyone is motivated by slightly (or dramatically) different things, and in different ways. Despite those variances, there's always a common thread you can follow to find success.

How to Make a Work Anniversary Meaningful

Many organizations miss the point — and the benefits — of work anniversaries entirely.

Each year with a great employee on the team is an achievement that should be celebrated, but you can forget about handing out a plaque, a postcard, or a paperweight if you want it to be meaningful.

6 Ways to Avoid Total Rewards Disaster

Is your total rewards package a sinking ship?

Rewards strategies are designed to attract, motivate, and retain talent, while proving to employees that your organization values their hard work.

Convincing employees their worth is truly appreciated takes much more than paid time off days, market rate salaries, and annual bonuses, especially as the business landscape becomes more competitive.

5 Simple Reasons You Should Ditch Employee Service Awards

Employee service awards are steadily losing popularity as a way to recognize employees for the contributions they've made to their organization. Here are five simple reasons why.

How to Boost Employee Performance with Recognition

Employee performance has a reverberating impact on nearly every aspect of an organization. Because of its wide-reaching influence on overall performance, organizations have worked since time immemorial to improve it — some with more success than others.