If you haven’t made any New Year resolutions regarding your service awards programs, it’s never too late! Here are three great ideas for your consideration: Don’t wait to recognize a good employee. Typically, service awards don’t kick in until an employee has been with a company for five years. At Award Concepts, our motto is, […]
Steak knives are a great gift for an award program. They’re practical, they look great – and many people wouldn’t just go out and buy them. A friend of mine was very excited about getting a set of steak knives for her service anniversary. She looked forward to having friends over for a nice dinner […]
It doesn’t take a name-brand provider to provide brand names. Generic products are great for supermarkets, not so much for service recognition programs. Let’s face it: whether it’s a personal gift or part of a program, a brand name beats a barcode any day. It tells your employees that they’re getting something of value – […]
Money talks, but a thoughtful gift speaks volumes. Plain and simple – non-cash incentives are good for your business. A properly designed incentive program can have a positive impact on your company’s bottom line. The numbers don’t lie! According to the Incentive Research Foundation, a company with a cash-based program has to spend 12 cents […]
Turn that five-year service award recipient into a twenty-five year! Keeping a good employee today isn’t as hard as it was twenty years ago. This is one time when economic uncertainty is on your side! Still, if your managers are doing their job right, your best employees know how good they are – and what […]
Every manager knows the power of positive reinforcement. But when it comes to recognition, sometimes the best intentions go slightly awry. Why? Recognition practices and programs impact each individual differently, whether positively or negatively. The best way to determine what your employees really want: Ask them! Recognition surveys can uncover individual preferences in how employees […]
Great inventions often come from everyday problems, like the one our client Wake Forest Baptist Health was having. Their employees could no longer poke their service award lapel pins through their badges: it ruined the integrity of the badges, which were needed for access to secure areas of the hospital. Here at Award Concepts, we […]
Everybody loves an anniversary, which makes me wonder why so many organizations only offer service recognition in five-year intervals. Yes, it can get costly to offer formal gifts every year – and forget about the size of the banquet hall you’d have to rent! But there are easy, cost-effective and fun ways to recognize employees […]
Isn’t it enough to say “thanks” every five years? In a word, no! A service awards banquet is a great way to acknowledge years of service. If you’re doing it, by all means keep it up. Who doesn’t love having their dedication to the company recognized by management and peers? But don’t make your employees […]
Rewarding Employees Digitally Remember paper? It’s still out there, but more and more employers are going digital. Since you’re reading this online, you’re obviously among them! Employee recognition takes to the digital age like a duck to water. Technology lets employees choose rewards more easily and receive them faster. It helps managers boost morale and […]
Don’t forget to set your scales back ten pounds this week.
You can’t put a price on good health … or can you? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, it takes an estimated $13,000 annually to provide premium health care benefits to a typical employee and his or her dependents, with $10,000 of that annual amount paid by the employer. Health care costs have risen 10% […]
This short word is long on rewards, especially when you throw a gift into the mix! Start recognizing – and rewarding – your employees’ performance and you’ll soon see big benefits in your workplace. Sincere appreciation on a regular basis builds a two-way bridge between manager and employee, leading to deeper loyalty and more effective […]
You’ve just established a safety incentive program. Congratulations! You can look forward to fewer injuries, better morale and higher productivity in your organization. One thing you might not have taken into account, however: Some employees might be so focused on the rewards that they simply don’t report work-related injuries and illnesses. Is it a lost […]