I recently came across an article that recommended different types of wellness programs for organizations looking to reduce healthcare costs. There has been a lot of interest lately in the wellness incentive arena and I have identified 5 distinct...

Back in May I posted an entry on tracking and reporting employee award program results. Reporting is especially vital when it comes to safety award programs because even though managers realize safety in the workplace is imperative they are often...

With International Volunteer Day just around the corner (December 5th), do you have any plans to recognize your organization's volunteers? Whether you are looking to attract and retain volunteers or would like to express thanks to your valued volunteers, online...

I wanted to provide some insights on how managers can inject humor and positivity into an employee award program. Particularly in light of the uncertain economy that we are experiencing, coupling humor and positivity with employee recognition can prove to...

Although branding in the past for incentive programs has meant many things, branding modern incentive programs has transitioned from placing logos on awards to truly making staff award program an extension of your company's overall brand and mission. There are...

Many companies are gearing up for the beginning of their fourth quarter, leaving managers with last minute projects and an extra workload. We prioritize these tasks and often put off planning employee incentives or recognition awards until another, less hectic...

When it comes to attendance-is your organization handing out carrots or demerits? It is common for companies to give employees points each time they are absent with a maximum points allowed within a calendar year. Alternatively, some organizations are finding...

I came across an article recently from World at Work that reported an alarming 47% of high performing employees are actively looking for another job. Retaining top performing employees should be a priority for not only human resource managers but...

Part Three: How to retain and motivate Baby Boomers, Veteran Employees   For the past two weeks I have been discussing how to design an employee incentive program in order to make it appeal to various demographical groups of employees....

Part Two: Developing Incentive Programs for Millennial & Generation X Employees Last week I began a three part series on how employee demographics should play a role in developing an employee incentive program that will appeal to, and more importantly,...