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What Does the Perfect Conference Look Like to You?

What if you and I could design a conference together?

How do you think that would look? For one thing, I know it would be a fresh take on human resources and culture and leadership in the organization.

It would probably also feature some of the amazing speakers and academics and authors we’ve discussed here on the blog. People talking about gratitude and giving, happiness and flow, positive psychology and creating an amazing place to work with a magnetic employer brand. It would show, beyond a...

A Blueprint for a More Human Workplace

The workplace is undergoing a profound shift. I doubt that is news to anyone who reads us here, but for those who have been in the workplace as long as I have, it is still pretty stunning to see some of the recent changes.

Ideas like happiness, engagement, and positive psychology have taken root in the organizational vocabulary. Companies are changing how they make decisions around human capital. Millennials are revolutionizing what all of us expect from work.

What do we expect? More humanity f...

Social Capital: What It Is & Why Your Employees Need It

Would it surprise you if I told you your company will fail without social networking?

It’s absolutely true though. It will.

Of course, when I am talking about social networking I’m not referring to Facebook or LinkedIn. I’m talking about interpersonal connections and relationships. Social networks are as old as human society. Even older, really. They are what create community and culture and what enable us to function in groups and companies.

The measure of your success in building productive so...

Top 10 Favorite Blog Posts from 2014

It’s been an incredible year for recognition. Or maybe I should say for the recognition of recognition! Employee appreciation seems to have finally come into its own as a way of driving results in a company—but more than that, as a way of make the experience of work more fulfilling, happy and human.

It was an exciting year for us at the Globoforce blog, too. This was the year that marked the introduction of our groundbreaking Service Timelines years of service offering. We published some eye-o...

The ROI of Recognizing Service Anniversaries

A few weeks back, I wrote a post about service anniversaries and why they’re important. You can check out the full post here. What’s noteworthy about service anniversaries isn’t just their “feel good” importance. Yes, having someone recognize how long I’ve been with the organization is nice and it makes me feel special. But recognizing service anniversaries has a direct impact on the company.

Employee engagement impacts the bottom-line.

One of the reasons that companies are focused on employee...

Educating the Organization on Recognition – Recognition Radio #5

In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast,we will talk about Educating the Organization on Recognition. We will offer advice on driving adoption and enthusiasm for recognition throughout your organization. We’ll talk about encouraging your employees to use and value adoption, and discuss how to enlist support from every area of the business.

We’ll also cover how recognition fits into and helps you attain your business goals, and for HR pros, we’ll offer advice on constructing a bullet-proof...

Guest Blog: The Reason Work Anniversaries are Important

One of the most important events in an employee’s career is their first day of work. There’s a constant conversation about making sure an employee is welcomed and made to feel a part of the company on Day One. Every year, employees remember their work anniversary.

Anniversaries are special and important events in a person’s life. Whether they are personal anniversaries or professional ones.

For just a second, think about what it would feel like if a special someone forgot your wedding anniversa...

SHRM Webinar: 5 Strategies for Moving Beyond Engagement Surveys

Tomorrow I’ll be chatting with Madeline Laurano from Brandon Hall Group as she shares some strategies for getting past surveys and building engagement in your company. I hope you can join us for this informative webinar–part of the SHRM Webinar series!

SHRM Webinar: Five Strategies for Moving Beyond Annual Engagement Surveys

Dec. 3, 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT


Although most companies talk about engagement, few have a strategy that extends beyond measuring it. Annual surveys are intended to provide a...

Thanks, Workday, for the Recognition… and the Reminder

I like to think I’m a pretty experienced practitioner in recognition. With nearly ten years at Globoforce, I’m probably as close to a professional recognizer as it gets. I talk about it every day. I’ve given out hundreds of recognition awards, and I’ve definitely received my fair share in return. As the creators of the world’s most effective program for employee appreciation and engagement, we do a LOT of recognizing in our organization.

And you might think that would make me a little blasé ab...

Are You Saying Thanks?

Just in time for Thanksgiving – the annual holiday where you not only gorge yourself on food and family, but give thanks for what you have in your life – Facebook recently launched a new way for people to thank their friends.

Logging on to their special #SayThanks campaign tool, people can select a friend and send them a quick video that highlights their relationship, and what they’ve been through together. As Facebook puts it, “Your friends are at the core of your Facebook experience, and we...