We received so many great ideas from our customers in our Summer Team Event Contest that we wanted to share them all! We’ve compiled all your wonderful game, theme, and outing ideas into one eBook full of things to do with your team in the summer. 

You can download the “Team Building: Summer Event Ideas” eBook now from our Recognition Resource Center. 

Encouraging teamwork and camaraderie among your team is important whether you’re an official manager or an informal team leader. You need to keep your team motivated, engaged, and encouraged in order to meet your goals and produce results for your organization. I’ve put together 15 team building ideas that will help you! 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

Holidays are a great opportunity to have some fun in the office, boost morale, and improve employee engagement. We’re doing several things today to make St. Patrick’s Day fun for our employees: 

Our friend Ben Eubanks over at UpstartHR.com recently asked for contributions to an ebook about employee engagement. Several knowledgeable HR professionals answered his call, and the result is a comprehensive ebook with great tips, stories, and advice about employee engagement. Yours truly even made the book! Go over to UpstartHR.com to download the ebook for free. 

Retirement and healthcare benefits have dominated the discussion on total rewards lately as public employee benefits have been scrutinized. But benefits aren’t the only component of a total rewards program that is significantly impacting the workforce right now. 

Employee engagement surveys have revealed that employees don’t feel appreciated in their current roles. In fact, as many as two thirds of employees are actively looking for a new position right now, and one of the primary contributors to the discontent is a lack of appreciation. More than half of respondents in an Aon Hewitt survey said being appreciated would motivate them to stay at their organization.