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Potential recession, overseas conflicts, layoffs, inflation, and everything in between have us all a little rattled. Companies are tightening their belts, and often reducing or removing employee rewards and recognition programs as the first line of defense. It shouldn’t be that way—those programs are the very thing leaders need to keep their company strong and their employees engaged during uncertain times.

Employee rewards and recognition are much more than nice to have—they’re the most powerful tool in your kit to build culture and retain good people. Learn the specifics behind how technology and psychology empower organizations in pursuit of better culture, better productivity, and happier employees.

The Great Resignation. Employees are leaving in droves. Traditional compensation, service awards and annual bonuses aren't doing much to retain employees—until now. Learn how to utilize your existing bonus structure to redefine how you appreciate and compensate your employees.

See rewards and recognition trends across time, location, and industry distilled and analyzed from Awardco user data. Discover recommendations based on those trends, and adopt these positive patterns to have your recognition programs shine in the year to come.

93% of employees say they're motivated to do their best work when they feel valued, but are organizations successful at conveying that value on a regular basis? Turns out most companies aren't, and 40% of employees don't feel like they receive enough appreciation from their employers. We can do better!

81% of HR professionals feel like their service award program isn’t effective. Are you one of those? In this survival guide you will learn what you can do to combat the sometimes frightening landscape of employee service awards, and how you can improve the experience for everyone involved. Grab your very own HR survival toolkit and forge ahead with confidence!

If you're looking for help creating employee wellness programs, this booklet is for you! Whether you’re managing a team or just your own wellness, these tips, tricks, and activities can help you set goals and focus on what matters most.

Recognition should be so much more than a once-a-year-on-a-service-anniversary thing. It should be an always thing. We asked ourselves: what is the best way to learn about how to do this? The answer, of course, was a super-hip 90s teen magazine. Obviously.

Onboarding is one of the most important functions in HR. Do it well, and employees develop a sense of community and loyalty. Do it poorly, and high turnover is a likely result. Here's a handy guide to ensure you make the best first impression.

You've probably seen stats like “Employee recognition improves engagement by 2X”, but they leave a lot of the "how" unanswered. All recognition programs are not created equal. The secret to engagement success is Value-Driven Recognition.

Knowing that talent is a huge competitive advantage is not the same as being able to attract, develop, manage and retain it. Download this report from Awardco and HR.com to discover a framework that makes excellent talent management possible.

It can be awkward to celebrate an anniversary when you’re forced to do so. Work anniversaries can—and should—be so much more special than a date on the calendar. They’re an opportunity to rekindle that fire the employee felt on their first day—and a crucial opportunity for employers to show how much they genuinely care.

Only about 30% of employees are engaged in their work. How much revenue are you losing to disengaged employees and how much could you recoup if you improved engagement? Download the white paper to learn how to flip those numbers in your favor.

The good news is you can bring your recognition and engagement programs back to the future with modern technology, millions of reward options and dollar-for-dollar value. Download the ebook to see how.

Employee engagement has been an increasing focus for many executives in recent years. Why does engagement matter? What part do leaders play in getting their people engaged? How does this ultimately affect the bottom line? Well, there are numbers and a good chunk of brain science to prove it matters with proven ROI. Let's dive in...

For over a hundred years, companies have rewarded their employees with money and service awards like watches, plaques, and lapel pins. Employees didn’t leave every couple years and they didn't have access to a magical portal through which they select objects that show up on their front doorsteps in two days. Well, now they do. Time to adapt.