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At the end of this week (Friday, March 6^th), the workforce will celebrate one of our favorite official “unofficial” holidays, Employee Appreciation Day!

Our Engage2Excel team understands, through decades of research, that exceptional employees can be challenging to find – and keep – and that’s why we firmly stand by the power of showing appreciation through recognition moments. While we believe in these career experiences all year round, we do get excited when there’s a unique opportunity to provide workers with an indication of the value they bring to your organization.

Online learning is making its way into many organizations' recognition strategies. It has potential to help increase employee engagement, but in order to do so, it needs to be approached in the right way. Roy Saunderson, Chief Learning Officer at our sister company, Rideau, offered tips to help employees maximize their online learning experience by removing outside distractions. Here, we share his blog "Breaking Free From Multitasking with Online Learning."

Recognition has always been an important strategy for employee engagement, but recently we have seen a shift in culture that emphasizes the positive impacts of recognition for business outcomes. According to our2018 Trendicators Report, 89% of employees believe that strong recognition programs improve engagement. However, there are still gaps between what employees would like to see in their companies’ recognition programs and what companies actually offer. For example, 70% of employees would like to have a choice of rewards, but only 38% of companies offer this option.

It’s officially the time of year where “Hocus Pocus” seems to play on a loop 24/7. This iconic film sets the tone for the beginning of the holiday season and offers some delightful quips and quotes from the Sanderson sisters. One quote that might speak to some employees is Winifred Sanderson jeering, “Oh look, another glorious morning. Makes me sick!”