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 speak. Recognizing an employee for a talent in videography is…
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. Allison Citino, Communications Director at ad agency Team One, points to the…
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 show, CEO Mike Zhangdescribed why his team prefers the suggestion box…
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. OpenDNS provides internet security solutions, but they recognize their employees…
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” campaign recognizes major contributions from team members with a trophy,…
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 the room stating 2 things: “Crush” someone on the team whose…
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. Employees nominated for awards of honor were profiled on Facebook…
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! Kazoo’s social-media inspired recognition feed puts appreciation front and center,…
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 recognize each other with points?”. I reply “No we don’t”…
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 employee can range from 1.5-2X the employee’s annual salary. And while there…
