Employee Recognition Programs Forum

Are We Taking Our Time?

Imagine asking your boss if you can take a few days off and being told, “Sure, take as much time as you need.” (And also imagine that this answer is neither sarcastic, nor a joke, nor an indication that you are fired.)

I Quit!

This certainly seems to be the week for dramatic exits…with Steven Slater of Jet Blue of course taking the cake. Slater got into an argument with a disobedient passenger who would not close his overhead bin and sit down until the plane taxied to a stop.

Jump Onboard!

We’ve all experienced it…the dreaded first day at a new job.  You are given the requisite tour of the office, training materials to read through, perhaps some videos to watch.   And then what?  Most likely, you dread coming back the next day for more of the same, or only to sit at someone’s elbow as [...]

Rewarding Managers for Engagement

In the struggling economy, employee engagement came to the forefront more than ever, with employers wondering how to motivate staff that had seen colleagues laid off, taken on more work for the same (or less) pay, and often feared for their own jobs.