To start any successful project, you first need to understand where you are starting from before you can determine the goals of where you want to go. This same philosophy also applies to improving the engagement of your employees. You must first determine how engaged or disengaged they currently are, which can be done by measuring whether or not your… Read more →
Author: Steve Lipic
Establish a YMAD Program
You Made a Difference (YMAD) Programs are meant to encourage and reward employees that are doing and accomplishing things that go above and beyond in order to further the values and mission of the organization. They may be called by different names―peer-to-peer recognition, spot recognition, points programs, etc.―but those names describe the method of the recognition instead of the goal… Read more →
Develop a Safety Program
Any incentive program should be built to complement the company’s existing safety plan, goals, and objectives. Ideally, safety-based programs should be designed to emphasize positive reinforcement and leading indicators such as safe behaviors, and not lagging indicators such as recordable incidents or lost-time injury reduction goals. Understanding the importance of recognition versus reward is key for managers to successfully implement… Read more →
Initiate a New Wellness Program
Wellness programs are a great way to engage employees while also promoting employee health and strategic organizational objectives. The personal nature of these programs allows your organization to communicate the importance of your employees and their health to both them and their families. And more and more top employees are factoring quality of life benefits into their decisions on where… Read more →
Perfect Your Service Award Program
Easily the most common and one of the oldest programs used to promote employee engagement is the service award program. These programs are traditionally designed to thank employees for their years of loyal service, typically recognized in five year intervals. We have found that a traditional service award program will recognize only 9-12% of an organization’s workforce once every five… Read more →
Keep your Students Engaged as Summer Nears
As summer creeps closer and closer, students are having a difficult time staying focused. As the last month of school winds down, the kids have a tough time not letting their work slip. Objective: Keep kids focused on the work they still have left to do before summer hits. Strategy: A few teachers at an elementary school worked together to come up… Read more →
Don’t Forget to Acknowledge Your Teacher of the Year
As April draws to a close, schools are in their final stretch before a much needed Summer break. This also means it’s time for end of school banquets and time to honor those teachers who put everything they had into this school year. Objective: As May rolls around, a high school is taking votes on who should be named this year’s… Read more →
A Gift for Moms this Mother’s Day
These days kids are so busy and have so many activities going on it’s hard to just enjoy some down time. Many mothers these days are running from one event to another just to keep the kids happy. Being away from home on Mother’s Day might be a little hard, but a hotel wanted to ease the pain for some… Read more →
Celebrating 100 Years of Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day celebrates a milestone this year; for 100 years we have officially been celebrating moms on the second Sunday in May. Use: Employee Recognition How was it distributed: The owner of an accounting firm was a self proclaimed mama’s boy, even naming his company after her. Since he had a soft spot for all of the mothers out there, he… Read more →
Appreciate the Teachers in Your Life
This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9. Be sure to send a note or gift of appreciation to the teachers in your life. For inspiration for how to simply and thoughtfully say thanks, check out these ideas. 1. Start Simple–A Teacher’s Gift from You A heartfelt, handwritten thank you note goes a long way to sharing the love. Make it… Read more →