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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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Making Service Anniversary Awards Relevant for All Generations

How prevalent are service anniversary award programs? According to WorldatWork, nine out of every 10 companies that have a formal employee recognition structure in place feature one within their portfolio. There is a reason for that. Service anniversary awards do a good job of celebrating the dedication and loyalty an…

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Wellness By Madison: A Holistic Alternative

Employer-sponsored wellness programs are on the rise. When instituted properly they can help contain the upsurge in healthcare premiums. Depending on your company’s size those savings can amount to millions of dollars per year. Beyond the obvious cost savings, wellness offerings also reaffirm your company’s commitment to the health and…

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Expanding Non-Cash’s Role Within the Total Rewards Formula

Are companies using every tool at their disposal to retain their best employees? It’s a question that’s on the mind of CEOs everywhere. Why now? While “net new job creation” has been stubbornly soft, the actual number of monthly “hiring events” has been up significantly. That means that companies on…

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What Can One Industry Teach All Others About Employee Recognition and Engagement?

High engagement is important for any business. In our talent-driven, knowledge-based economy, organizations that pay close attention to their engagement strategies to gain a discernible leg up over rivals. And while businesses across many categories have successfully implemented programs one industry in particular—the professional services sector—has outshined all others. Why…

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Red Herring Names Madison One Of Year’s Most Promising Tech Companies With Top 100 Americas Award

Employee Recognition and Incentive Solutions Provider Honored for HR Technology Achievements New York, NY. May 30, 2012 — Madison Performance Group, a global web-based workforce recognition and employee incentives solution provider, announced today that it is a recipient of Red Herring’s Top 100 Americas Award. This prestigious award identifies best-in-class…

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How Recognition Helps Employee Collaboration

Today more than ever, businesses worldwide need to get people to collaborate. This edition of Performance Perspective will examine some of the biggest barriers to employee collaboration, explain why today’s managers are really “talent motivators” and outline why recognition should be part of their process.

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“Build vs. Buy” Customized Recognition Solutions

As workforce recognition strategies become more sophisticated, so do the demands they place on the systems that support them. In a global economy, one that has become increasingly talent-based, smart Human Resource executives know that a properly designed employee recognition solution can do more than administer and fulfill awards. The…

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US Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Decrease in Unemployment Rate

Companies Have Potential to Lose Best and Brightest Workers as Rates Fall New York, NY. March 4, 2011 — As the U.S. employment situation begins to brighten with the unemployment rate dropping from 9% to 8.9% in February, companies may now face the unexpected exit of top talent. Unsatisfied employee…

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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. Hotels promote certifications. Destinations highlight environmental initiatives. Carbon calculators appear in proposals as a matter of course. This evolution is positive and necessary. However, the presence of sustainability language does not guarantee sustainable execution. There is an increasing gap between what is promised and what is operationally delivered.
Why Recognition Is the Most Powerful Tool to Protect High Performers
Organizations often treat recognition as a perk — something nice to have, something extra. But for high performers, recognition is not a perk. It is protection. High performers carry tremendous emotional and cognitive weight. They take on more work. They solve more problems. They mentor more peers. They generate more impact. And they do it all without asking for much in return. But every human has a tipping point. And without recognition, high performers hit theirs much faster.
The Myth of the Unbreakable High Performer
High performers are often described with an almost mythic quality: resilient, unstoppable, reliable, self-driven, limitless. They are the employees leaders depend on — the ones who say yes when others hesitate, who push harder, who deliver when the stakes are highest. But there’s a dangerous flaw embedded in this mythology: High performers are not unbreakable. They are simply quiet about the breaking. This misconception is costing organizations dearly.
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