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Employee Recognition Program: Can we build it ourselves?

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The Society of Human Resource Management estimated that organizations that spent at least 1% of payroll on their recognition system saw a positive impact on ROI, productivity, branding, employee relationships, engagement, etc. The question becomes: build or buy an employee recognition program? .

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News You Might Have Missed – August 8

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How Can HR Drive High Employee Engagement? HighGround founder and CEO, Vip Sandhir, shares his thoughts on employee engagement, the power of HR insights and the responsibility of executives to drive employee engagement strategies. HighGround was nominated as one of the coolest companies in Chicago and we hope you agree.

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News You Might Have Missed – June 13

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Intermedix Uses HighGround to Build Culture. Employee Recognition 101: Celebrating Things That Really Matter. Disney understands that acknowledging employees for embodying important cultural values is just as important as recognizing all other business criteria or outcomes. 43% of U.S.

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News You Might Have Missed – January

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Employee Engagement and Employee Productivity Aren’t the Same Thing — Here’s How to Boost Both. Learn the difference between engagement and productivity, and how to achieve the best of both worlds within your own company. 5 Things Every Manager Needs to Know About Employee Engagement.

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17 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged in your Performance Management & Social Recognition Program

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These can be specific to company events or milestones or celebrate new products or services. One HighGround client created a Chuck Norris-themed badge to celebrate its “Day of Awesomeness.”. The easier the program is for employees to participate, the better. or even made up holidays.

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News You Might Have Missed – May 2

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Your to-do list can become overwhelming so breaking your day into these four quadrants helps boost productivity. Employee Recognition: Incorporating Feedback Into the Daily Grind. Does it surprise you that 77% of employees said they would work harder if they were recognized at work?

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Making the Kazoo Brand with Creative Designer Claire Glover

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Brand is feeling you get when you see a company logo or use a particular product. they can create emotional connections that help people identify with your company, and be even more likely to use your company’s product or service. . On the HighGround side, the brand looked much more enterprise-friendly. Need a summary?