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In the hectic business world, as we manage a million things at once, showing appreciation in meaningful ways to those working so hard for us can easily be glanced over.

While competition can motivate employees to work their hardest and bring out their best performance, it can also have negative effects on individual employees and teams. Today, we’re giving you three reasons not to over-use competitions as recognition and rewards, as well as three tips for turning the negatives into positives.

Summer is full of fun events and major holidays that employees live (and long) for! Keep your employees engaged all summer long by celebrating these events and having a little fun at work.