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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Everyone has stress in their lives, and many times those pressures spill into the workplace. Managers and supervisors are often the first to notice when workers are having problems. The response of management can play a crucial role in keeping employees focused and productive at their jobs, despite personal turmoil…
A company finds a purple squirrel and hires her immediately. But the new employee never becomes integrated with the company, and her work is never on par with what the company expected from her. What went wrong? What practices can the company change to ensure that new employees are actually…
Software as a Service solutions are the chosen vehicle for today’s sales incentive and employee reward and recognition programs. There’s a good reason for that: They are proven commodities that are faster to implement and less expensive to operate. But not all SaaS solutions are equal. In fact, some are…
In a working world where many employees are disbursed from one another and value the opinions of their co-workers just as much (if not more) than they do senior executives, it’s hard to imagine why all recognition programs are not social. Social recognition does more for businesses than traditional recognition…
Companies have no shortage of strategic initiatives. It seems like the c-suite is continually drawing up new blueprints for the operation. But as any astute business executive will tell you, the biggest challenge they have is not formulating the strategic direction; it’s translating the vision into a working reality. In…
The makeup of the workforce is dramatically changing. In less than five years, Digital Natives will outnumber Baby Boomers. In ten years , they will represent 70% of the talent pool. What should your company be doing now to win the attention and capture the loyalties of this group?…
Halloween is here. That means spooky and creepy things rule the day. All in the “spirit” of good clean fun, of course. But, I’ll tell you what isn’t fun and is scary. The damaging impact actively disengaged employees can have on your business. According to Gallup , there are three…
Companies looking to justify any of their business expenses need to put forward a compelling return in front of senior management. Employee recognition is no exception. For HR leaders to justify the organization’s investment in employee recognition, it helps to make a more complete and nuanced argument. Here’s how you…
The quality of an employee’s work experience not only influences their productivity, their engagement and their loyalty; it has a material impact on a company’s ability to attract future talent, drive innovation and satisfy customers. Organizations that focus on the experience of their employees stand out. They are included more…
The days of sales being a solo function are all but over. More and more salespeople rely on internal resources at one point or another during the sales process. Team selling, when sales professionals work closely with other disciplines inside their own firms in pursuit of common revenue goals, is…
