In an effort to reduce insurance costs and promote a happy, productive and fit work atmosphere, county commissioners in one Ohio county are taking action.
According to a report from The Urbana Daily Citizen, Champaign County commissioners have agreed to move forward with an employee incentive program that addresses these issues and others.
The commissioners agreed to [...]
Employee Recognition
Ohio county introducing new incentive program
New survey finds ways to improve employer/employee relationship
The results of a new survey from Accountemps, an online job search services provider, indicate that a lack of communication is the top mistake management makes in any business.
The survey polled chief financial officers at a variety of companies and found 41 percent of them said there is a lack of communication between the staff [...]
New report examines employee rewards and incentives
A new report on employee reward and recognition programs reveals the importance of using tangible, or non-monetary, incentives to increase a company’s overall morale and productivity, as well as foster high employee retention rates.
A global business improvement company released the “Keeping up with the Joneses” article, which discusses the Hedonic Treadmill theory and its relation [...]
Sales Coaching Summit Will Feature Sales Incentive Program Workshop
The Six Pillars of Sales Productivity Workshops, presented by EcSELL Institute, will feature a sales incentive program workshop conducted by Awards Network.
Mangers and sales coaches striving to enhance the productivity of their sales teams through motivation techniques attend the summit. This year’s event will be held at the St. Regis Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia [...]
Study Finds Lack of Employee Recognition Program ROI Tracking Metrics
In difficult economic times, employers are forced to make changes to the benefits they offer their employees; unfortunately this has an affect on employee engagement and performance.
In line with this, the Society for Human Resource Management conducted a recent study which revealed 8 of 10 businesses utilize worker recognition initiatives as means of engaging and [...]
Strategies to Boost Employee Motivation and Retention Through Recognition
Content and motivated employees are productive employees. In turn, dissatisfied and de-motivated employees are less productive. When motivation and engagement drops this means trouble for the company, causing weak performance, lower productivity, and reduced creativity, all resulting in less revenue.
Along with this, workers who regularly experience de-motivation and low morale are far more likely to [...]
Effective Employee Incentives Helps Boost Wellness Program Participation
There’s an expression, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ This is the dilemma that employers are currently facing in regard to health and wellness programs and employee participation.
Employers use employee wellness programs as a strategy to nip workforce health issues in the bud, before serious health issues take root and take a larger bite [...]
Designing Effective Employee Incentive Programs
The expression ‘the grass is greener on the other side’ is now finding its way into the business world. With the economy making a comeback, companies are beginning to lift hiring limitations and freezes.
This is great news for employees, especially highly skilled workers: competitors will be offering incentives for them to jump ship. On the [...]



















