Employee service awards are the most common form of recognition given in the workplace with 88% of U.S. companies having a program in place. With awards taking place so often, it's important to keep the program fresh and exciting with new ways to celebrate. We've put together our top 10 ideas for employee service awards – many of which we've tested ourselves. We promise they will thrill your team!

One of the greatest challenges any recognition program faces is maintaining momentum after the newness of the program wears off. It’s typical for a recognition program to start off strong, with lots of employee participation and support, and slowly fade into obscurity.

Maintaining a recognition program takes effort and constant monitoring. In fact, a best practice for recognition programs is change and flexibility. As the architect or caregiver of your organization’s recognition program, you need to be frequently reviewing your program and making the necessary tweaks and adjustments to keep it running like a well oiled machine.

Selecting Christmas gifts for employees can be a challenging task! You have multiple different people to please and a limited budget to do so. We’ve put together five ideas under $20 to help your gift shopping go smoothly this year.

We are 24 days into November, which means there are only 6 days left to grow the best Mo! In celebration of Movember, or No-Shave November, I sat down with one of our own Baudvillians, Derek,  to ask him if he had misplaced his razor, or if that Mo was real!

Continuing with the Joy of Recognition eBook series, Designing and Implementing a Successful Recognition Program, Chapters 5 and 6dive into getting your people involved, asking for feedback, and designing your program based on their input. Find out what your employees want out of their recognition program.