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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The global workforce is getting older. In the United States alone, Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age at a rate of 10,000 per day. Still, many are choosing to stay in the workforce. With Baby Boomers representing 25% of the active workforce, they will continue to impact the working economy…
“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.”…
The employee recognition challenges for global companies can be complex. They need to provide tools that motivate and inspire employees efficiently, but they also need to understand and solve for the unique nuances (and data privacy issues) that can occur on a country-by-country basis. Still, not every system is on…
The current performance review process is ineffective: Executives find fault with it, managers rank reviews as one of their most disliked tasks, and employees distrust the process. Whether you are looking to do away with yours completely or are simply thinking about revamping it social recognition is the remedy. So…
Incentive travel has always been a powerful motivational tool for managers and business owners. Non-cash awards such as travel increase productivity, performance and overall employee engagement. In an economy that demands all investments prove their worth, you might be asking “How good of an investment is our incentive travel program…
Why have training investments underperformed? Ask anyone associated with them and you will hear a litany of reasons. Two of the more common excuses include: participants don’t prepare before the training sessions as much as they should, or they aren’t fully engaged during delivery. And while these conditions can always…
Companies Can Not “Double Park” Their Culture and Expect It to Be There Later New York, NY. February 23, 2011 — As the economy rebounds, companies must recalibrate efforts to nurture a healthy corporate culture by recognizing employees’ contributions, according to the most recent Performance Perspective executive briefing, released by…
