The future of employee recognition programs was on display at this year’s WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference held in Dallas. Employee Recognition Programs Will Help Performance Management. MORE

For many executives, it is tempting to view employee recognition software as a cost without seeing the full benefit of the investment. It showed that the average payback for implementing Kazoo’s Employee Experience platform was a short 5 months. MORE

Over the past few months, we’ve run a series of posts covering findings from the latest SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey. The Proven Links Between Retention and Employee Experience ). 1% of Payroll: The Magic Number for Social Recognition Investment ). MORE

Performance Tracking Tools. It helps organizations establish employee performance standards and enables managers to evaluate employees’ job performance in relation to these standards. Enable 360-degree feedback between managers, employees, and peers. MORE

It creates turnover costs, difficulty in recruiting, employees who are unmotivated and less productive, and negatively impacts your customer experience. Our research for the Employee Experience Optimized showed that 91% of employees whose leadership regularly lived up to the company’s core values had an excellent employee experience vs. only 41% of those that didn’t.How can leadership live out those values? MORE

A new market has emerged: Employee feedback apps for the corporate marketplace. These tools are powerful and disruptive, and they have the potential to redefine how we manage our organizations. Why is there such a wide variation in employee engagement and retention? MORE

based insurance and investment-management company laid off 12% of workers in its Lincoln Financial Distributors division. Already a 20-year HR veteran, Buckingham—who currently serves as executive vice president and chief people, place and brand officer and, in 2017, was named HRE ‘s HR Executive of the Year —wasn’t surprised to find morale was low among Lincoln’s then-8,500 employees (Lincoln’s workforce is now 12,000). MORE

The importance of employee recognition is often overlooked – are you aware of the impact? Employee recognition is essential for motivating, retaining and fully engaging our employees. What employee recognition is – and what it isn’t. MORE

Recently, Kazoo’s Director of Employee Experience sat down to discuss employee retention strategies in 5 Tried-and-True Ways to Boost Retention , a webinar based on the latest industry research and Kazoo’s first-hand experience with helping hundreds of organizations. Below, we touch on the employee retention secrets mentioned in the webinar. Question you should be asking yourself : “Is employee appreciation a habit here?” MORE

A healthy work-life balance should be a key pillar supporting a company’s organizational structure, goals, and culture, as it has major effects on productivity and retention. Get to Know Your Employees Demands and Set Goals. Company Culture/ Employee Engagement Guest Post MORE