While making your employee recognition program a priority may seem unrealistic given your already endless priority list, doing so delivers a host of very attractive benefits: Top-tier recognition programs allow organizations to see their ROI firsthand during the process of recognizing excellent work. Best-in-class companies are 21% more likely to view recognition as extremely valuable for driving employee performance.1 Best-in-class [...]

“Culture” has become somewhat of a buzzword in recent years when it comes to the workplace. How employees feel, communication with management and the policies that are in place all impact the overall employee experience. Successful execution of these initiatives requires time and effort, but is infinitely worth because of the many benefits it offers. Happy workers are 12 percent [...]

Working in sales isn’t always an easy job. Sales professionals are faced with a wide range of obstacles, and are well-acquainted with rejection, disappointment, and failure. But what are the specific obstacles that show up most frequently, and what are the best ways to overcome them? Here are some of the greatest hindrances to a salesperson’s work, and the [...]

When it comes to incentivizing employees, most companies stick to a classic recognition model. This method seeks to improve productivity, morale and performance through praise, recognition and promotion opportunities.  While creating a culture of recognition is certainly important, this model fails to take into account that workers need more than a pat on the back and a carrot dangled in [...]