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Employee recognition is an important factor in the success of any company. It not only helps to boost morale and job satisfaction, but it can also improve productivity and reduce turnover rates. In fact, according to a study by Gallup, employees who feel recognized are more engaged and perform better than those who don’t. Here … Read more
For a manager, it’s a great feeling to present your team with a challenge and watch them respond by improving their performance. In this week’s client story, Andy (General Manager at Burgerville in Portland, Oregon) talks about why he wants to continue utilizing our recognition program as a motivational tool. Out of 44 locations, Andy … Read more
We recently checked in with the Store Manager at Lowe’s in New Castle, Pennsylvania to see how his recognition program is going. Buddy says the program is going great and increasing the friendly competition within his team! Below are the pictures Buddy sent us, including the most recent sales champion of the month. Congrats, Barb! … Read more
Randall Dworaczyk is the GM of Fairfield Inn & Suites located in Cuero, Texas. Randall has been working with us for the past three years and he has nothing but good things to say about our work together. We spoke with Randall this past month and he gave some great feedback about his experience using … Read more
We’re excited to share yet another outstanding client story. This time, we spoke with client Michaela Gatewood, who is the GM of Fairfield Inn located in Clovis, NM. Michaela focuses on recognizing and rewarding employees on her staff who are “extra helpful and hardworking”. When deciding who will receive Employee of the Month, she and … Read more
Most of us have been there. You’re shopping for something and you get a salesperson who seems to be having a bad day. The person is not smiling and barely even speaks to you as they process your transaction. You’ve probably also had the opposite experience; a salesperson is smiling, and you leave feeling better … Read more
General Manager, Lydia Fogle, and her staff at the Red Lobster in Youngstown, Ohio came together to recognize the heroism of a member on their waitstaff. Hear this amazing story below in Lydia’s own words. “We did a plaque ceremony for month one for our Above & Beyond Award and it went amazing! I attached … Read more
One of our partner’s, Lowe’s store manager Lee, recently posted pictures recognizing two of his employees for their work serving fellow employees and serving customers. Congratulations to Marcy and Buddy for receiving their awards! We enjoy playing a small role in these experiences and seeing pictures of winning employees. Thank you, Lee, for working with … Read more
If you want to see better work habits of the employees on your team, you’ll need to change the atmosphere (or, culture). That’s exactly what Frank Oliver (Store Manager of Wal-Mart Supercenter in Fort Myers, FL) did when he began using our employee of the month program. In the recording of the call below, you’ll … Read more
Your human resources managers and recruiters searched high and low for them. Your company trained them and likely bought software, hardware and other tools for them. But now, they’re giving notice and they’re leaving. Losing employees, especially the superstars, can be demoralizing and expensive. The key to avoiding that costly and time-consuming issue is employee … Read more