Tag: employee engagement

A New Year for Employee Recognition

January 6, 2015 by

Employee Recognition and the New YearWe are now into the first full week of the New Year and wish you and yours a healthy, happy and prosperous 2015!  Like most, you probably took time over the last few weeks to reflect upon the challenges and rewards of the past year – and to ponder what the New Year will bring.

Such reflection can enhance your awareness and appreciation for your team members’ individual accomplishments and contributions to the organization.  It can also highlight opportunities for recognition – and if you have an established employee recognition program this is a perfect fit!

Don’t have an established recognition program?  What if you had the means to recognize the individual accomplishments of your staff and team members in a timely and meaningful way?  Last year I referenced an article by Sarah White outlining the top 3 employee reward and recognition trends for the coming year – takeaways from the Accelir 2014 Trends Report on Rewards and Recognition.

  • HR managers who implement strategic, performance-based rewards programs create a competitive advantage for their companies.
  • Senior leaders are starting to realize rewards and recognition programs can benefit both employees and their organizations.
  • Companies rebuilding or growing their programs should consider the importance of early recognition, a culture of recognition, and social media integration. By doing so, companies can increase productivity and return on investment as well decrease employee turnover.

These are just as relevant today as they were twelve months ago.  As you think about what 2015 will bring, what role might recognition play in improving engagement, productivity and profitability?

At QIC, we recognize employees throughout the year as part of our Rally Rewards program.  Awards for teamwork and performance (chosen by peers), attendance, service milestones, community involvement and more are handed out in a social setting.  Rally Rewards is exciting for our employees – and rewarding for leadership.

The close of another year brings about a very special award – Rally Champion – honoring QIC’s top annual performer.  To be named Rally Champion is a tremendous accomplishment, and during our fourth quarter Rally Rewards luncheon we were pleased to announce Willie Miller (Manager of Distribution) as the 2014 recipient of this award!

willieWillie is a long-time QIC associate and responsible for Memphis reward fulfillment services.  Willie’s extensive experience, positive attitude and customer focus have much to do with QIC’s unmatched reward fulfillment services.  Congratulations Willie!

Summer – A Time for Engagement

July 28, 2014 by

Engage. Engaged. Engagement. Right now, this word seems to be very popular among many organizations. How to engage employees? How to keep employees engaged? How to manage the engagement of employees? For most businesses engagement is defined as “an emotional connection an employee feels toward his or her employment organization, which tends to influence his… Read more »

Employee Recognition – Always a Good Fit

May 27, 2014 by

Like your favorite pair of shoes or faded jeans – employee recognition programs are a good fit, regardless of organization or industry.  Sales, distribution, manufacturing, transportation, food service, healthcare, and virtually any other type of organization can benefit from a comprehensive employee recognition program. Organizations providing goods and/or services in a competitive environment face common… Read more »

Employee Recognition: Do you know?

May 14, 2014 by

One of the most important aspects of planning your employee recognition, safety, wellness or years of service awards program is to know your employees. I recently met with the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Human Resources Manager of a client to plan their employee recognition program.  The CHRO is new, he has only been… Read more »

Launching Your Incentive Program

February 28, 2014 by

Events are FUN! Michelle and I discussed the other day our love of planning different types of events. From cook outs and dinner parties for family and friends to races, appreciation luncheons, or recognition and incentive program kick-offs. Kick-Off events get people excited. Whether you are launching casual Friday, an incentive program or your new website,… Read more »

Managing to Motivate – Improving Employee Engagement

January 29, 2014 by

Monday I referred to Gallup’s study entitled The State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders – and its finding that managers and leaders hold a powerful influence on workers’ engagement levels.  Employee engagement is enhanced when leaders focus on employee strengths – motivating them to participate in the success of… Read more »