CPS Group has upgraded their recognition program with automation and customization, creating a web of appreciation that boosts the culture in each of their locations.
CPS Group is a group of manufacturing and design companies dedicated to innovative product solutions in the semiconductor, life science, chemical processing, gas systems, and wastewater industries.
CPS Group used to have a very hands-on system that only recognized employees every five years of tenure. People weren’t being recognized enough, and occasionally, these milestones were forgotten. CPS Group wanted a platform that would allow for more frequent and more rewarding recognition.
"People actually feel like they matter and that they’re recognized. They don’t feel forgotten."
CPS Group’s previous recognition system relied on leadership remembering employees’ birthdays and service anniversaries. As a result, dates were occasionally forgotten and employees were left out.
But with Awardco, CPS Group has been able to automate the process and spread recognition to more employees more often. Now, it’s not just the people who last for 5 years getting recognized—everyone is recognized by both leaders and peers in a timely manner, and no one is forgotten.
Plus, rewards are no longer confined to a plaque or a crystal trophy. Instead, employees get to choose rewards that are meaningful to them.
Because of these changes, CPS Group has seen close to a 20% increase in whether employees feel cared for by management, as recorded in their employee engagement surveys. Their people feel more valued and appreciated, and it shows.
With over 900 employees spread throughout 8 different companies in multiple different states, CPS Group wanted a program that could help people feel more connected and involved in company culture.
They implemented a peer-to-peer recognition program to do just that. Now anyone can recognize anyone else, regardless of location, and the social feed allows everyone to see who hit a milestone, who got recognized, etc.
This visibility has brought their separate offices together and created a culture where employees are excited for each other and feel supported by the people around them.