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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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The Difference Between Positive and Negative Stress

It’s already mid-January. The holiday hiatus has given way to a frenetic pace again, hasn’t it? Heavy workloads, long hours and an “always on” mentality are back in vogue. Take a look around you. Some people are falling right back into the swing of things, aren’t they? They seem to…

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Tapping Into Our Desire to Acquire

Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s a time to reflect and give thanks for all that’s good in our lives. Oddly enough, it’s also become a time to acquire all of the goods we want in or lives. You can’t open a newspaper, watch TV, or tune in the radio without…

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What to Do When Good Brand Ambassadors Go Bad

Brand ambassadors amplify your company’s message by sharing your updates and accomplishments with friends, family and professional networks via social at every opportunity. Being invested in your vision, they embody the values of your organization and serve as the embodiment of your culture–a model for others in the company to…

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How Power Affects Performance

“Above and beyond having talented individuals, a group’s performance depends on whether its members cooperate with each other, communicate effectively, and put selfish interests aside for the good of the collective. Merely having superior talent is not enough for groups to be effective. Their members must also work together productively.”…

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What’s Your Story? How Workplace Storytelling Impacts Culture

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” Robert McKee, award-winning writer & professor When you go to a company’s website and click on the obligatory “About Us” section, what are you expecting to learn? Perhaps when the company was founded, general information about their…

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The Number One Killer of a Sales Culture

An effective sales process is an orchestrated path of steps that all lead to “yes.” However, putting a sluggish salesforce on that very same path will likely lead to “no.” Why? Because this carefully coordinated course established by sales ops requires more than simply following the steps. The process is…

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The Multiple Facets of Employee Wellness

What creates a culture of wellness? Is it giving your employees a free gym membership? Perhaps it’s adding a juicer and a bowl packed with every fruit imaginable to your company’s kitchen supplies? The truth is wellness is not created by one or two ‘healthy’ initiatives; employee wellness embodies both…

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Who is the Driver in a Driverless Car?

We recently read an article about who is liable in an accident where the car involved has no driver . Is it the fault of the other driver, or the car manufacturer? Perhaps the manufacturer who supplied the parts for the driverless system, or the company who surfaced the road…

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9 Basic Tips for Creating a Seamless Travel Incentive Program

Designed to reward those who perform at the highest levels in your organization, travel incentive programs have a proven positive impact on engagement, motivation and employee loyalty. Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to design the right program for their needs. Here are nine tips to help you to create a seamless…

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The Trust Gap: Why Employees Don’t Believe AI-Driven Decisions 
The Most Dangerous Workplace Problem Isn’t Bias — It’s Doubt Organizations are investing heavily in AI to improve decision-making. Performance reviews are becoming data-driven. Promotions are increasingly modeled. Recognition is guided by systems. The goal is clear: more fairness, more consistency, better outcomes. But something unexpected is happening.
No, Gen Z Isn’t the Least Loyal Generation — They’re the Least Tolerant of Bad Culture
A stubborn myth persists in the workplace: “Gen Z is disloyal.” They change jobs quickly. They won’t put up with hardship. They are always looking for the next opportunity. But this interpretation misses the real pattern entirely. Gen Z isn’t less loyal. They are less tolerant of broken culture.
Why Gen Z Won’t Stay Without Recognition: What This Generation Gets Right About Work
There’s a narrative circulating that Gen Z is needy — that they require constant praise, validation, or hand-holding. But research reveals something quite different. Gen Z doesn’t crave praise. They crave recognition — meaningful acknowledgment tied to effort, values, and impact. And here’s the reality: Recognition is not a Gen Z preference. It’s a human requirement Gen Z is simply more honest about.
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