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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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Ask Madison: Making Remote Work, Work

How to Support and recognize employees in the remote environment Even prior to companies implementing work from home programs to combat the spread of COVID-19, remote work was fast becoming a new model.  This work model had grown by 44% in the last 5 years in the US and studies…

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Ask Madison: What will be changed from this crisis?

Life will be now known as Before COVID-19 and After. There are moments in our lives that alter our realities and create the tick-marks on our timelines like marriages, first jobs, births, divorces, deaths, retirements and more. Certain communal events of grand magnitude also are engrained in time and cause…

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“Returnships” Make Rejoining the Workforce a Reality

Finding and retaining skilled workers is a huge challenge for companies today. On the positive side, the economy is booming – but that means it is a job seekers’ market. As a result, HR departments are looking for creative ways to attract and keep the right people for the job…

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Does the Employee Experience Trend Replace Engagement?

The employee experience trend has emerged across global workforces, becoming a strategic priority for company leaders. This new trend has organizational leaders questioning whether experience replaces engagement . Rather than viewing these as competing concepts, industry leaders recognize that the employee experience is primarily the driving force behind engagement.  What…

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4 Ways to Provide a More Powerful Employee Experience

Just about every business strives to make their customers’ experience exceptional. But, isn’t it time businesses thought more about their employees’ experiences as well? Companies that are looking to gain an edge on the competition should consider the importance of their employees. In fact, recent studies have shown the correlation…

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Millennials are Maturing. Now What?

While the ranks of Millennials comprise the largest in the workplace, they also represent the biggest challenge for employers. This group currently registers the lowest level of employee engagement, something that’s putting a strain on their loyalty and commitment. So what can companies do to counteract that trend? How can…

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3 Things Gen Xers Want Most from a Working Experience

Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen Xers currently represent about a third of the workforce. While they are not the largest contingent in the workplace, they may very well be the most vital. Seasoned, reliable and self-assured, their ability to get the job done whether as managers, team leaders or…

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SlideShare: The 4 C’s of Onboarding Best Practices

Onboarding is the first and most important opportunity for employers to win over a new employee – and it’s often the most overlooked aspect of hiring. In fact, almost one-third of new hires quit their jobs within the first six months, leaving a huge gap in a trained workforce. What…

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SlideShare: 6 Tips for Bridging the Gap Between Remote Employees

In 2018, 63% or about two-thirds of companies have remote workers. By 2020, more than half of the U.S. workforce will be working remotely. There are many benefits to letting your employee’s work remotely, such as employee satisfaction, reductions in attrition, increased productivity and improved overall performance. Companies can benefit…

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GEN Z IS NOT THE PROBLEM — YOUR CULTURE IS
Gen Z — the most diverse, educated, and digitally fluent generation in history — is being accused of destroying work as we know it.
THE ALGORITHMIC BOSS White Paper
Work is entering a new phase — one that most organizations have already stepped into, but few have fully acknowledged. Decisions that once lived in conversations are now increasingly shaped by systems.
What Does a Strong Work Ethic Look Like in 2027? 
For generations, a strong work ethic was relatively easy to recognize. Show up on time. Work hard. Be dependable. Take on additional responsibility. Stay until the job is finished. Those behaviors became familiar signals of commitment because, for much of modern business history, they were closely connected to contribution. But work has changed.
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