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Imagine these scenes, if you will. A few short weeks before the annual company event and the team is scrambling to hobble together awards for the evening. A box of well-intended t-shirts locked up safe in the HR storage closet for the past six month... More...

The pyramid structure of most organizations often leads to it being the manager's job to recognize employees. You know how it works. A colleague does a great job and you take it upon yourself to mention it to someone higher up in order for her to be ... More...

Taken from Johane Desjardins from the Rewards Nation Blog I recently heard that a rewards & recognition company hosts annual Customer Appreciation events to celebrate the organizations that give out the most points in the year. I kid you not... More...

Have you ever worked for a bad boss? If you have, how’s your heart doing? A recent report in the McKinsey Quarterly showed: “For more than 75 percent of employees, dealing with their immediate boss is the most stressful part of the job... More...

Do you have some kind of an employee recognition program in your workplace? What level do you offer? The bare minimum of years of service or performance-based annual review recognition? Middle-of-the-road manager-to-employee only schemes? Or do you g... More...

Terryberry to design and create hand-crafted medallion for ArtPrizes' top winner. Grand Rapids, MI - September 10, 2010 The Terryberry Company is creating a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted award for the 2010 grand prize winner of ArtPrize. Th... More...

What’s your investment plan for workforce improvement programs? An Accenture survey of CxO level executives (and a few HR pros) found recognition, incentive and training programs held steady or actually increased in the last 12 months. As Inc... More...

Many of you have probably kept up with the questionable, but wildly supported actions of Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who finally had had enough of obnoxious customers and job stress. From the Aug 11, 2010 USA Today article, the follow... More...

Thirteen members of Terryberry's management & sales staff are gearing up to run the 197 mile Hood to Coast Relay race from Mt. Hood, Oregon to the Pacific Coast next week (August 27-28, 2010), all in an effort to bring people together for fun & chari... More...

In Dan Pink’s latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , Dan uses four decades of scientific research on human motivation to expose the mismatch between what science knows and what business does. Dan argues that ... More...

In our last edition of the Class of 2010 Speaks…So Listen Up! based on our Class of 2010 Survey , learn why instant recognition truly matters to the Millennial generation and what type of rewards they want. Instant recognition The Millennials ... More...

This week in our Class of 2010 Speaks…So Listen Up! blog series, we begin our focus on retention and what employers can do to retain their top performing Millennial employees. For recruiting best practices and takeaways from the Class of 2010 Surv... More...

Frances Cole Jones is a best-selling author and corporate coach who helps CEOs, celebrities and public personalities present their best selves in any situation. She held an interactive session for HR professionals at the I Love Rewards Toronto offi... More...

The 2010 winter Olympics – two weeks of intense competition that determines the best of the best, and showcases the teamwork and talent of athletes from around the world. This made us take stock: every day, we experience our own version of th... More...

Does the idea of employee recognition feel too “warm and fuzzy” to be considered a viable business strategy where you work? Join us as we take a look at a new and innovative approach for measuring the effectiveness of recognition. We’ll show you h... More...

As employers, we also have the opportunity to improve the quality of our workplace for our employees. The recession has certainly taken a toll on our workforce. According to a Conference Board study released Tuesday, job satisfaction is at an all-t... More...

Everyone appreciates a little appreciation at the end of the year. Historically, companies have shown their appreciation with holiday cash bonuses. J.P. Morgan & Company set a precedent in 1902 when they provided each of their employees a full-... More...

The war on talent – has it returned? - Take advantage of the tier one talent out there. As the economy turns around, top performers who feel they were not treated well by their employer will begin looking for new opportunities. For mo... More...

When the economy forces budget cutbacks, how often is the impact on your workforce truly known? We recently did a survey that explored the answer to this question. During the recent economic downturn, many companies reduced or even eliminated mon... More...

61% of workers would not take their bosses job if offered. A new study examines how employees see their bosses. The latest American Workplace Insights Survey offers interesting insight into how employees feel about their boss. The way employees ... More...

Two of the world’s most recognized brands got incentives wrong. Find out what they did (and could have done) to get them right. The American Airlines story Lesson learned: Employees must have control over the results they are incented to achieve ... More...

It’s no surprise that employee engagement levels have dropped dramatically over the last year. What is alarming is that while engagement has dropped 9% amongst workers overall, top performing employees have expressed a 25% drop in engagement. It’s ... More...

I Love Rewards was honoured to host Chip Conley’s first Canadian speaking engagement at the InCenter – the home of I Love Rewards. Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality - California’s largest boutique hotel group, and a ... More...

Employers continuously struggle to find innovative ways to combat employee disengagement. Human resource leaders plan retreats, team-building exercises, and sometimes offer longer vacations to try to incent their teams. In order to understand what dr... More...

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Do you actively measure the ROI of your employee recognition programs?

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A wake up call

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