RecogNation, an employee recognition blog

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RecogNation, an employee recognition blog
It’s Time to recognize: Discover daily insights, ideas, and inspiration on all things employee recognition, corporate culture, and wellness.

Posts by Allison

Allison is currently living out the elaborate fantasy she described to her now-former staff and colleagues in early 2001. With a hearty dose of courage and absolutely no plan of action, she abruptly left her middle-management job to become a writer—and today she is doing just that in her role as Baudville's Senior Content Writer. She's here to tell you everything she's learned in her 20-years+ professional life, plus a lot more. She's wordy like that!
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5 “WOW” Customer Service Gifts Your Team Will Love

Customer Service Week is just about three weeks away (October 5-9, 2015). Are you prepared to celebrate and appreciate your hardworking team? If not, I can get you up to speed right away with our top gifts for 2015! I sat down with our fearless New Product Coordinator, Kendra, who was more than excited to show me her favorites, so I can share them with you.

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Free Download: Designing Your Recognition Program with Team Input

Year over year, we hear about companies who struggle to build excitement around and raise participation in their recognition programs. What a shame, right? To spend so much time, effort, and money to plan activities and initiatives only to have them go bust? It’s always the intention for them to be successful, and it’s certainly not for lack of determination on the part of the planners if they flop. So, what’s going wrong?

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What Makes Your Team Work? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself Right Now

I had another one of those a-ha moments last Friday night that compelled me to email myself at work so I’d be sure not forget my groundbreaking thought. When I arrived at the office the following weekday, this is the message that was waiting for me: “Football is a lot like teamwork.”

I had to laugh out loud. Of course it’s like teamwork. Organized sports are what gave us the concept of team collaboration in the workplace. Duh. Seriously, duh. I told Kaleigh about it and she laughed, too. But, we both concluded that there is still an important point here, despite the lack of ingenuity in my statement...

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Free Download: Determining the Scope of Your Recognition Program

So, you’re ready to launch a recognition program? Does it feel daunting or overwhelming? Tedious or complicated? It doesn’t have to be! But, it does need to be well planned to be successful. That’s where Chapter Three of Designing and Implementing a Program comes in.

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3 More Truths About Change that Matter to Your Workplace

A few days ago, I re-posted an article about dealing with change. As I clicked send, I realized I was kind of hijacking the Baudville Blog for my own purposes (and had actually done so twice now) without really acknowledging what my topic had to do with employee recognition. Hmmm.

Other than for your own personal wellbeing, how does being able to adapt to change affect your ability to engage your team, create a positive culture, and attract and retain talent? Sit tight! I have some answers!

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