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Employee Rewards and Recognition in the Workplace: Your Complete Guide
Jefferson Hansen

Practical ideas, examples, and best practices to make employee rewards and recognition a natural, everyday part of your workplace culture.

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The Importance of Employee Recognition
Bronson Dameron

Lack of recognition from management has a big impact on employee satisfaction. Click here to learn more about employee recognition and why it's important!

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5 Ways to Steer Your Team Through Economic Uncertainty
Chantale Callingham

How recognition serves as a buffer against the negative effects of economic disruption, creates a competitive advantage, and why investing in it is not just compassionate, but essential.

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Webinar titled The Motivation Machine: New Data on Employee Engagement, featuring a smiling woman with long dark hair and logos for awardco and HR.com.
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Sep 17, 2026
What actually motivates employees? New research on recognition, reward, and AI

What does Awardco's new data show about the true drivers of employee motivation?

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Sep 17, 2026
Making sense of engagement survey results: benchmarks, heat maps, and more

Recap of Product Pulse Vol. 12, where product leaders went over engagement survey result tools like heatmaps and comparison charts.

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Sep 16, 2026
Employee survey fatigue: How recognition helps close the feedback loop

How to avoid employee survey fatigue.

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Sep 15, 2026
Return on Recognition: the ROI of employee recognition

What measurable benefits does recognition actually provide businesses?

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Sep 14, 2026
How Awardco helps your company track and manage points

What are the ins and outs of employee reward point systems?

Digital recognition interface showing Esmeralda Lyons recognizing Stephanie Barnes for her work in the last sprint with tags for go-getter, dedication, and communication, and emoji reactions of 10 laughing and 8 clapping. A points card for 15 points from Summit Co. includes a QR code and code 1234 5ACH67 D8EFG. Comments below from Michael Chen saying 'Well deserved!!' (+5 claps), David Garcia saying 'Great job, Stephanie' with fire emoji (+10 claps), and Stephanie Barnes replying 'Thank you!!' with a smiling emoji.
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Sep 14, 2026
Compare the best employee recognition platforms for 2026

Which recognition vendor is right for you?

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