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Madison is a global leader in employee recognition and incentives, pioneering digital programs since 1995. As an employee-owned company, we deliver recognition, events, and incentive travel solutions that strengthen culture and drive results.

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Designing Sales Meetings That Drive Business Outcomes, Not Just Attendance
Annual sales meetings often represent one of the largest internal investments an organization makes each...
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What Actually Drives a Successful Incentive Travel Program After 20 Years in the Field
Incentive travel has never been about the destination. That may sound surprising in an industry that...
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Sustainability Without Operational Discipline Is Just Messaging
Sustainability is now standard language in meetings and incentive travel. RFPs reference ESG commitments....

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Why Diversity of Thought Should Matter to HR & Managers

A Deloitte case study on diversity of thought focused on a major airline that posted a loss of 2.8 billion Australian dollars in 2013. By 2017, that airline posted a record profit of AU $850 million and won several industry accolades. The purported secret to their historic turnaround? Diversity of…

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6 Tips for Bridging the Gap Between Remote Employees

In 2018, 63% or about two-thirds of companies have remote workers. By 2020, more than half of the U.S. workforce will be working remotely. There are many benefits to letting your employee’s work remotely, such as employee satisfaction, reductions in attrition, increased productivity and…

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Why You Should Care About Psychological Diversity

Say the phrase “workplace diversity,” and a fairly specific concept comes to mind: A group of employees composed of different genders, races and ages; one that you’d easily be able to distinguish as heterogenous just by looking at them. This is just about everyone’s top-line definition of diversity, but what…

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6 Tips for Bridging the Gap Between Remote Employees

There are many benefits to letting your employees work remotely, such as employee satisfaction, reductions in attrition, increased productivity, and improved overall performance. Companies can benefit by lessening the on-site expenses and having a larger talent pool – after all, it’s a lot more cost effective to let someone work…

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The Practical Effects of Work-Life Balance in an Organization

The need for work-life balance as a competitive edge is increasingly important in today’s tough labor market. That’s why many forward-thinking businesses have looked for innovative ways to help their employees achieve more balance, and why we think it’s important for you to learn how to reap the benefits of…

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3 Ways to Ensure the Well-Being of Your Remote Workers

As we discussed in our previous post, 6 Tips for Bridging the Gap Between Remote Employees , there are many benefits to letting your employees work remotely, such as helping them achieve work-life balance. However, working remotely may not be the right fit for every business and every employee. Studies…

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5 Employee Onboarding Steps For a Higher Retention Rate

Almost 30 percent of new hires say they’re willing to walk out within the first 90 days if they find their new position unsatisfactory. In fact, a recent study showed that a remarkable 34 percent of corporate turnover came from workers in their initial 12 months on the job. While…

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Is Your Employee Recognition Program About to Backfire?

In the 1980s, Soviet geologists were mysteriously drilling many shallow holes in a purported search for oil deposits. Since most of the oil in Russia lies deep underground, their efforts were unsurprisingly rarely successful. But the reason for it is instructive: They were paid based on a quota, and given…

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The 6 Best Tips for Helping Your Company Achieve Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance is an age-old subject, but its prominence is on the rise as employees gradually demand greater control over their personal and professional lives. Achieving work-life balance truly depends on one’s definition of the term, and each generation has its own criteria regarding work, recreation and employer expectations. Currently…

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