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The 7 Best Employee Retention Ideas We’ve Ever Seen

ForUsAll

This is the highest honor an REI employee can attain. Reserved for non-management only, this award is about employee appreciation on the highest level. Each store forms an employee task force (usually led by the previous year’s Anderson Award winner) to review all nominations and select a winner. Make no mistake.

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5 Eye-Opening HR Stats: Why Employee Recognition Matters

Achievers

And finally, in a recent Harvard Business Review study, 72% of respondents ranked recognition given for high performers as having a significant impact on employee engagement. With these kinds of numbers, it is clear that both employees and employers stand to benefit from a well-executed employee recognition program.

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10 Creative Ideas for Your Office Thanksgiving Celebration

Zenefits

A unique way to show your employees appreciation , and give them the chance to do the same for their coworkers, is to have a “Thank You” wall. Write Post-It notes thanking specific employees for something they’ve contributed to the office, and encourage them to do the same for each other. Compete in Festive Games.

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Dana Look-Arimoto of Phoenix?: “The next facet is Family”

Thrive Global

I started my executive and leadership coaching firm, Phoenix5, in 2016. I have a client who, before COVID, I would take him and his whole executive team offsite once a year to work on the following year’s big rocks, strategy, and employee appreciation programs. Clients will often have competing priorities. So, I did!

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Recognizing Employees Who Make Small Businesses Great

Helpside

National Employee Appreciation Day takes place on the first Friday of every March. Every year, Helpside gives our clients the opportunity to recognize some of the employees for their hard work and positive attitudes. We love reading these amazing employee stories every year. Nominated by Katie. Nominated by Kenneth.

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The gender pay gap: How equal pay starts with hiring

Homebase

Competing with bias Whether it’s conscious or not, employers tend to perceive women differently than men. The average college-educated woman loses even more—nearly $800,000 (IWPR 2016). This is also a great opportunity to let new employees know about your internal policies, incentive programs, and employee appreciation opportunities.

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Employee Reviews: 5 Reasons to Rethink Annual Performance Reviews

Semos Cloud

The best marker of how beneficial it is to invest in employee develop ment is the fact that companies are putting more and more resources into it. In 2016, spend on corporate training was over $70 bil lion in the US, followed by the more than $90 billion spent in 2017. . Remaining competitive .