employee recognition

Your Essential Guide to Building a Recognition Program A step-by-step guide to achieving an engaging workplace culture through employee recognition.

The number of employees still engaged after their first six months on the job is roughly 40%. As the workplace continues to evolve, it’s more important than ever to develop an engagement strategy that will combat the fatigue you’ll see among the other 60% of your employees. You can’t rely on 20th-century strategies for 21st-century challenges. Download our article to learn the top 6 workplace trends you’ll experience in 2015, as well as best practices to follow to drive engagement.

Many people view middle managers as having the ultimate “cushy” job. In reality, middle managers are the key to turning top-line strategy into day-to-day action. Successful middle managers keep their teams motivated by using recognition that is timely, specific, sincere and positive. Learn how to harness the power of your middle managers to develop a culture of recognition in your organization.

Everyone likes to be noticed. Recognition and rewards help people feel good about what they are doing and things they have accomplished. Recognizing employees will keep them focused, directed and willing to repeat the behaviors they were recognized for. Learn 10 reasons why recognizing your employees really works.

As we head into a new year, here are the latest trends to ensure your employees get recognized at the right time - and with the right message - in an impactful way.

Design your recognition program for true business results.

Joanna Geraghty from JetBlue can. JetBlue’s Lift program provides deep insights into the company’s performance and culture management, powered by peer feedback and directly linked to the airline’s core values

Employee engagement is no longer a matter of physical health, job satisfaction or stress management. Simply put, to make sustained engagement a reality, employers need to address the whole employee — their health, well-being and performance.

Growing companies need to hire and retain great employees. Survey after survey attributes keeping the right people in the right jobs with company longevity and profitability. However, with limited resources and low brand recognition, small and medium-sized businesses find it hard to compete. And they can’t afford hiring missteps or high levels of turnover. Therefore, you need act—now—to start adding value with every hire. Technology can help you recruit and retain the right way.

This paper explains the large benefits in store for companies able to improve their employees’ wellbeing. This paper describes, in detail, what companies can do to improve that portion of life spent at work.

This white paper explores the O.C. Tanner Institute’s 2015 Great Work Index Study. What is great work? Who is currently doing great work? What can you do to encourage everyone in your organization to achieve great work?

Groundbreaking study brings to light a paradoxical insight: Managers tend to think it’s their job to innovate and improve, while non-managers believe innovating is for everyone. Smart leaders share innovating opportunities with their team, and in return they see an increase in great work produced

Understanding what factors create and sustain effective recognition programs is essential to maintaining a motivated workforce. This study sought to understand which forms of recognition work, identify the elements of a healthy program, and what the outcomes are.

The concept of wellness in the workplace is relatively new and many companies are actively creating wellness programs to improve the lives of their employees. However, the exact definition of wellness remains unclear and inconsistent across organizations. Global research conducted by The O.C. Tanner Institute helps establish a definition of employee wellbeing. This paper explains the large benefits in store for companies that are able to improve their employees’ wellbeing and explores why this trend is relevant in the workplace today. It describes, in detail, what companies can do to improve the large portion of life spent at work and, more specifically, investigates how the benefits and perks currently offered at work impact wellbeing and where they fall short.

Do you want all of your employees to expand their influence, go beyond what is expected, and purposefully create improvements for your business? To simplify this question, do you want your employees to perform great work? The fact of the matter is that anyone can be a difference maker in your organization. There is great work that only you can do. There is great work only the person sitting right next to you can do. That is both the beauty and crux of great work. It is something that everybody is capable of, but something that could go wasted if an individual fails to take action and perform great work. From the janitor to the CEO, each individual sees the business from their unique perspective and has the potential to make a difference, be innovative, and ultimately create value for your organization.

As you constantly shape and improve the culture of your organization, make sure you are on the right path. Discover the latest studies in employee engagement, culture, and talent management to see what’s new (and what’s still trending) in 2017.

The O.C. Tanner Institute’s latest study examines not only the powerful benefits of employee recognition, but more specifically, how giving recognition effects the giver. Turns out, giving recognition is directly linked to some pretty profound results. Check it out!

The number of employees still engaged after their first six months on the job is roughly 40%. As the workplace continues to evolve, it’s more important than ever to develop an engagement strategy that will combat the fatigue you’ll see among the other 60% of your employees. You can’t rely on 20th-century strategies for 21st-century challenges. Download our article to learn the top 6 workplace trends you’ll experience in 2015, as well as best practices to follow to drive engagement.

Employee engagement is what happens when companies win over the hearts and minds of employees in ways that lead to extraordinary effort and positive financial results. Engagement has a significant effect on key business outcomes including profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction and retention. Download our infographic to learn how engaging your employees will produce measurable results in your organization.

Everyone likes to be noticed. Recognition and rewards help people feel good about what they are doing and things they have accomplished. Recognizing employees will keep them focused, directed and willing to repeat the behaviors they were recognized for. Learn 24 ways to recognize your employees that will help you build a positive and energized workforce.

Employee wellbeing is a vital part of any business strategy. But which aspects of employee wellbeing contribute to a great workplace culture? This paper will highlight new findings from a recent study, conducted by the O.C. Tanner Institute, including the current state of employee wellbeing, the impact of wellbeing on company culture, and the powerful symbiotic relationship between wellbeing and employee recognition

Employee recognition is more than an HR program—it has a profound impact on an organization’s workplaceculture and bottom line. Employee recognition has a strong influence on an organization’s workplace culture. Research on 10,000 employees in 12 countries shows that organizations who have a great culture are: • 54% more likely to have employees that are Promoters on the standard NPS scale • 53% more likely to have highly engaged employees • 29% more likely to have employees innovating and performing great work • 27% more likely to have increased in revenuelast year • 25% more likely to have growth in team size in the last year1 By creating a great workplace culture employees want to engage with, you’ll see an improvement in business results. Employee recognition touches every aspect of your company culture and your employee experience—from recruiting, to engagement, productivity, innovation, and retention.

When we set out to conduct this study, we thought there would be quite marked differences between needs and expectations of employees from different countries and generations. In the end, we found that to be untrue." Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services conducted a study across five countries comparing Millennials and non-Millennials in the workplace and found that the top five expectations of each group were exactly the same: Security and protection for their future, health and family Manage own time/work-life balance Monetary recognition for personal contribution Career development, regular and ongoing feedback Personal development inside as well as outside of the workplace Read the study now to learn more!

Recognition and appreciation are also vitally important in the workforce as organizations and their employees struggle to adapt to rapid change. New research conducted separately by O.C. Tanner and Brandon Hall Group shows the significant influence of recognition and appreciation in building a cultural foundation for change, innovation and a spirit of accomplishment.

Looking for a way to drive measurable improvements in performance for your company? Consider these 7 steps for turning employee recognition into bottom-line results.