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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If your company is thriving – growing sales, increasing customers and driven by an exceptional workforce – then you’ve already mastered the connection between a strong corporate culture and corporate suc cess . Strong corporate cultures don’t happen by accident and they certainly don’t develop overnight; they rise in companies…
Setting specific goals and applicable objectives has always been the best way to increase an employee’s motivation and improve their performance. But today’s top organizations are now taking goal-setting strategies to a whole new level. They are taking into account where the employee ranks as a contributor and then providing…
It’s common for productivity to drop as the temperature rises. In fact, workplace data suggests that productivity drops 20% during the summer months, with 45% of employees admitting that they’re more distracted. With the official start of summer just a few days away, there’s no better time for you to…
What are the most common assumptions about millennials in the workplace? Well, not only do they represent a higher percentage of workers in American companies than any other generation but they are also tech savvy, creative, innovative and adaptable. They are highly mobile, likely to change jobs more frequently and…
Many employers are aware of the link between job stress and lowered productivity, but don’t consider how an employee’s personal problems can also wreak havoc in the workplace. Difficulties in an employee’s personal life can directly impact job performance and the way they interact with colleagues and customers. According to…
The idea of corporate culture has become a trite, almost banal, phrase. However, that detracts from the facts: Company culture has grown in importance and is integral to developing a successful organization. Correcting your corporate culture before it’s too late can save your company time and money and help you…
The workforce has grown dramatically recently, yet many employee recognition programs have not. When a recognition program doesn’t evolve and grow with its employee base, it can suffer from lack of use or, even worse, it can demotivate employees. Here are six reasons your company’s recognition program is not serving…
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…
