4 differences between incentives and recognition
In this blog I share 4 differences between incentives and recognition, helping you use them both in the most meaningful and effective ways.
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Jul 154 min read
Living the Dream at John Good Group
John Good Group's 'Living the Dream' program offers employees the opportunity to make a dream a reality completely on them.
Jun 174 min read
First Bus’s approach to driving recognition their own way
4 ways that First Bus use recognition to show appreciation to their employees, doing it in their own way.
Apr 43 min read
Appreciation through the eyes of a Gen Z
When chatting to my 21-year old son the other day, I asked him how his first proper job was going. Expecting the usual one-word response,...
Mar 263 min read
How East Coast College gets everyone involved in recognition
I’m a big believer that recognition is a team sport, with every employee having a critical role to play. In my book Appreciate it! The...
Mar 206 min read
6 Steps for Building your Recognition Program
Building (or rebuilding) an employee recognition program can be one of the most rewarding things we have the pleasure of doing as HR...
Jul 5, 20235 min read
4 tasty ways to use informal recognition
How to understand and use informal recognition tools to deliver that appreciation feeling.
Jun 13, 20234 min read
4 tips for building DEI into your recognition programs
4 tips to help you design recognition programs looking through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
Apr 4, 20233 min read
A recognition journey - Verifile’s approach to introducing recognition
Verifile, a company that provides global resume verification and background screening services, is on a journey. A journey to expand...
Mar 10, 20235 min read
8 tips for getting your recognition rewards "right"
One of the most challenging (and daunting) parts of designing a recognition program is determining the rewards. Get it right, and you...
Feb 17, 20235 min read
How to see, say and show appreciation!
In my last blog, I wrote about how to transform managers into champions of employee recognition by helping them understand why it’s...
Feb 8, 20235 min read
Two ways to turn managers from recognition doubters to advocates
No matter how great HR is at designing and delivering recognition programs, they'll never work without the support and ownership of your...
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Three reasons why we all need and crave recognition
There’s no denying that we’re all different. But just like DNA, which is actually 99% the same between all humans, there is also much...
Nov 23, 20224 min read
8 places to look for recognition moments
One of the biggest reasons that recognition (and recognition programs) fail is that important recognition moments are missed. Great...
Sep 8, 20225 min read
5 recognition lessons from a cooking competition
In my latest book, Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition, I share what I call the “Four Golden Rules of Recognition.” The...
Jul 21, 20226 min read
Three tips for creating meaningful recognition
Over the years, companies have come to understand the importance and power of employee recognition – to our people and to our companies....
Jul 8, 20226 min read
The 4 "golden rules" of recognition
Many societies and cultures have in place some version of what they call ‘The Golden Rules,’ which is a philosophy and way of treating...
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Four ways to showcase your personality through employee recognition
We all have our own unique and special personality, something that shows to others the ways we think, act, and behave. And when it comes...
Apr 5, 20224 min read
5 ways to eliminate your appreciation gap
Over the years, employee recognition has moved from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘have to have,’ with 87 percent of organisations now having...
Oct 4, 20204 min read
Four things the pandemic has taught us about employee recognition
Throughout the pandemic we’ve seen a change in why and how we recognise one another. Just look on social media, and you’ll see story...
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