Employee Recognition Programs Forum

Rewarding Managers for Engagement

July 21st, 2010 in Blog by Rave'n Recognition

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.

Visit Booth #2419 at the Annual 2010 SHRM Expo to enter the “iPad A Day” giveaway!

June 23rd, 2010 in Blog by Batdad



It is our 75th anniversary, and we were recently certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise under our President, Ashley Fina.
We hope you will come celebrate with us at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition at the San Diego Convention Center June 27th- 30th at Booth 2419.

Different Paths Can Still Lead to Great Rewards

June 4th, 2010 in Blog by Batdad

  The other night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller on her new book, Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife. Now, I don’t want to get all religious or philosophical – but the conversation got me thinking – religion has to be the world’s most universal recognition program. [...]

“Cocoa is for Cobblers” – How Not to Reward and Motivate Your Team

December 24th, 2009 in Blog by Batdad

Tomorrow is Christmas and somewhere Santa’s elves are hard at work trying to finish cobbling gifts for all the good little girls and boys.  In this classic SNL holiday spoof of Glengarry Glen Ross’ “Coffee is for Closers Only” scene, we learn that rewards like a new toboggan, some candy canes and a few shiny [...]

Mandatory Gratitude – A Disservice to Good Service?

December 17th, 2009 in Blog by Batdad

I recently came across this story out of Philadelphia about a couple who landed in hot water with the police after refusing to pay a tip at a city pub.  They were part of larger party and were subject to the pub’s mandatory gratuity of 18%, however after receiving subpar service, opted to pay the [...]