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Employee Recognition, Service Awards, Social Recognition

Modernizing Your Service Award Strategy


In today’s evolving workplace, there’s an opportunity for traditional service award programs to reinvent themselves. As work cultures shift, particularly in the wake of hybrid models, employee expectations around recognition have changed. With the majority of the U.S. population using social media to stay connected and informed, it stands to reason that work anniversaries and years of service recognition should include a social element to better resonate with today’s workforce.

Modern employees crave meaningful, timely, personalized acknowledgment that reflects their career progression and values. Incorporating social recognition, whether through one-on-one or more community-oriented messaging, can create a more engaging and relevant experience that aligns with the evolving needs of employees.


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 some best practices around modernizing your service award program.



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Employee Recognition, Milestones, Organizational Culture, Service Awards

Service Award Solutions

Using service awards to engage your employees and impact your bottom line.

Service awards have and always will be a key component for building employee loyalty and engagement. With companies having a more challenging time retaining employees than hiring them, an effective service award program supports a strong workplace culture and helps retain employees. A service award doesn’t have to be a one-time event – rather it can be something that can consistently inspire and motivate your team.

Find out some ways to bring more frequency and consistency into your service award program here!






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Company Culture, Employee Engagement, People Strategy, Service Awards

Trends in Foundational Service Award Programs

Trends & Best Practices:
Foundational Years of Service Programs

The world changed overnight and the way we work, and will continue to work, has been impacted. Organizations are tasked with finding innovative ways to keep employees connected and to move their cultures forward. Studies have long shown that well-planned employee recognition programs not only engage your employees, but also directly impact your company’s bottom line. Service anniversary and retirement award programs are traditionally the cornerstone of a well-planned recognition strategy. In the new normal, a few trends are quickly emerging or have quickly advanced the trends that have been unfolding for the past few years.

What are these trends and how can they help your organization?
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Employee Engagement, Performance Incentives, Recognition Systems, Service Awards

3 Reasons Employee Engagement Is Declining

3 Reasons Employee Engagement is Declining & How Managers Can Improve It

Article from Forbes.com

Employee engagement is one of those management attributes that can be hard to define. Different companies characterize it differently, but there’s one thing they pretty much all agree on: They do want engaged employees. Why? Engaged employees are usually more committed, hardworking, and productive.

There are three measures in particular at the heart of substantive problems management often deals with – problems that if not resolved have far-reaching consequences on employee engagement, productivity and retention. The three measures are: Lack of Employee Recognition, Lack of Transparency, and Disconnection from Peers.

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Incentive Services University (ISU) is the educational arm of Incentive Services. ISU was established to provide organizations with information and support services on Employee Engagement, the psychology of Motivation, and the core elements of Performance Management.

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Employee Engagement, Performance Incentives, Recognition Systems, Service Awards

Creating the Right Culture Is Possible

Employee engagement has long been a concern in the U.S. workforce, but — perhaps now more than ever — it represents a vital component of employee attraction and retention. For the modern workforce, an engaging work environment is a fundamental expectation, a baseline requirement. Many employees refuse to settle for an organization that does not strategically prioritize engagement.

Creating a culture of engagement requires more than completing an annual employee survey and then leaving managers on their own, hoping they will learn something from the survey results that will change the way they manage. It requires an organization to take a close look at how critical engagement elements align with their performance development and human capital strategies.

How are some highly-engaged organizations focusing on the development of individuals and teams through employee engagement? Contact us today to find out!

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Incentive Services University (ISU) is the educational arm of Incentive Services. ISU was established to provide organizations with information and support services on Employee Engagement, the psychology of Motivation, and the core elements of Performance Management.

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Employee Engagement, Recognition Systems, Service Awards

Why Service Recognition?

Recognition for length of service is frequently used as a foundation of employee engagement strategies.

In fact, studies show that 87% of organizations have programs in place for recognizing employee length of service. These programs reward the dedication of employees who have built a career within the organization and strengthen the connection between organization and employee.

Research indicates that employees who feel valued by their organization express job satisfaction, performing to their full potential for reduced turnover. Contact us today to learn more about service recognition and how it can impact your overall employee engagement strategy!

CELEBRATE!

Celebrate employee years of service milestones with a personalized symbol of gratitude for their commitment and dedication.

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Incentive Services is a leading supplier of Incentive, Recognition, and Loyalty Marketing programs. We build custom programs to motivate and reward your employees, strengthen the dedication of your channel partners, and increase customer loyalty.

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