While people do enjoy the extra money and added perks that incentives provide (as we talked about in this post last week), many receive greater satisfaction from knowing someone valued their contributions.

At Baudville, we love a good healthy competition, so earlier this year we launched the For My Dream Team contest encouraging customers to share pictures with us of the teams they work with every day. The winner of this randomly selected contest would walk away with a $500 shopping spree at Baudville! While we had some amazing entries, but our grand-prize winner went to Natalie Holden, the HR Coordinator at Shamrock Financial Corporation for sharing this fun photo of her team.

As masters in all things recognition, we know it can be a challenge to keep things fresh in your employee recognition programs. Earlier this week, we gave five ways to spark new life into your employee recognition program to give it the little boost it needs to get back on track and meet your goals.

Picture this: You started a new employee recognition program earlier this year, and it started out with a bang! Employees were on board, engaged, and loving it.

In Fun at the Ville, we take a peek inside our organization and share some of the recognition stories that happen within our walls on a daily basis. In this edition, our CEO, Brad Darooge, was caught in the act of appreciation. What’s more, he recognized an employee that disagreed with him, congratulating her perseverance and success!