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Story of how Cox Automotive raised awareness of their reward programs

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It doesn’t matter what industry you work in, where you are located in the world, or the type of employees who work for you, communication...

One of the biggest reasons that recognition (and recognition programs) fail is that important recognition moments are missed. Great...

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Listening to the news today, I chuckled as the reporter attempted to make sense of the latest changes, trying to not only explain them,...

In my latest book, Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition, I share what I call the “Four Golden Rules of Recognition.” The...