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What is employee engagement?
To improve employee engagement, you need to understand what it actually is. According to Wikipedia, employee engagement is “a property…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 8
1. Ask for help When you ask employees for help, you put “your money where your mouth is,” so to…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 7
1. Set up a peer-to-peer system Peer to peer recognition ranks as the 3rd most requested form of recognition by employees.…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 6
1. Use an old school “suggestion box” Drip Club keeps it old school. In an interview with the Awesome Office…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 5
1. Recognize their other talents You probably imagine that your team has talents beyond what they bring to the workplace.…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 4
1. Commission Custom Oil Paintings Mobile gaming hit factory Scopely knows how to recognize employees in style. First, their “Beast of the Week”…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 3
1. Host a Friday “Crush-It” Call The “Crush-It” Call is SnackNation’s time-honored tradition. Each Friday afternoon, the entire SnackNation team huddles together and we go around…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 2
1. Shout out on social media The St. Louis Children’s hospital leveraged social media to extend employee recognition reach during their staff recognition gala.…
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Thoughtful Employee Recognition Appreciation Ideas for 2019 Part – 1
1. Use a public recognition feed (with points!) Claiming the #1 spot on this list is Kazoo with their Recognition & Rewards platform!…
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The Problem With Points-Based Rewards Systems
One of the most common questions I hear from HR teams early in conversations is, “Do you allow people to…
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9 Employee Retention Strategies to Retain Top Talent
Replacing employees is expensive, plain and simple. Regardless of business size, industry studies show the total cost of losing an…
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The Conference Swag HR Pros Want Most
1. Food and drink related items were at the top of the list. I wasn’t surprised at the requests for Yetis –…
