Category: Employee Recognition

Employee Recognition incentive programs

Recognition and Sustainability Reporting

As the post-pandemic workplace continues to evolve, certain pressures have emerged around creating and maintaining a strategy of corporate sustainability reporting. A new law from the European Union known as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is expected to impact thousands of US companies (and many more worldwide) that do business in the EU.

The EU law will require audited reporting in four specific areas: employees; employees of a company’s distribution and supply chain partners; customers, and communities, including environmental impact.

Rewards Recognition Network (RRN) recently conducted a market study among incentive and recognition firms to gauge whether or not they see an opportunity to play a role in providing services related to the reporting and management requirements.

QIC was asked to participate in the study. You can find the results of our opinions here, as well as responses from the other industry participants.

Engagement and Discretionary Energy

The link between employee engagement and stronger performance is readily apparent, especially in today’s working environment. With Thanksgiving upon us, many (optimistically) anticipated that by now we would be experiencing a return to, if not normal, at least something closer than our present situation. As a result, a genuine respect and appreciation for employees who have adapted… Read more »

Badges and Virtual Awards – Rewarding, Motivating, and Exciting

According to the blog This Day in Quotes, the origin of this quote “We don’t need no badges!” is attributed to the 1927 novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven.  A movie adaptation of the book in 1948 cemented the popularity of the quote when uttered by the bandit played by Alfonso… Read more »