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The Recognition Edition of our 2023 Job Seeker Survey Report includes important information and historical data that underscore the importance of recognition during each stage of the employee life cycle. Based on a survey of 1,500 active and passive candidates across major industries, this report provides compelling evidence you can use to educate your internal stakeholders and gain support for your recognition programs.

I have judged nominations submitted to Recognition Professionals International (RPI) to merit their Best Practices Awards for the last 15 years. You learn a great deal when you see what organizations are doing to comply with RPI’s seven best-practice standards.

Leaders guide the way in most organizations, and hitching your recognition initiatives to your leaders can be a powerful influencer.

However, it would be helpful if you provided a lot of education, communication and preparation for your leaders first. Did you know that 70% of managers have either received no people-management training or their training was capped at four hours?

There are several ways to determine a budget for incentive and recognition programs. As employers realize that one program does not fit all, many are moving toward the trend of budgeting per program. Different “sub-audiences” in the employee population need to be acknowledged and rewarded for different results with different rule structures.