As the holiday approaches, most companies are getting ready to gift out end of the year bonuses. Most companies believe that end of the year bonuses count as the recognition that their employees deserve. But, us at AMPT know that that an end of the year bonus isn’t all that important to your employees. What’s […]
Full disclosure here: I’m a workplace culture junkie. I am. I admit it. I also feel you deserve some context so that term doesn’t sound so….well….strange. I used to coach baseball and I was pretty good at it. There’s something about building a team towards a singular goal that was so worthwhile. The payoff wasn’t just […]
Let’s flashback to a time when social media didn’t exist, a time when the internet was just starting out and a new concept to most everyone. Would you know how to create innovative and positive culture in that type of work environment? As a 20-something millennial, I couldn’t imagine trying to create a company or […]
In order to create that rock star culture every company is itching for, you need a healthy balance of two things: attitude and skill. When it comes to company culture it’s never one or the other. Think of it as a relationship, it’s 50/50. 50% skill and 50% attitude. When it comes to skill, employers […]
Recognition and the lack thereof is one of the most significant drivers of poor engagement scores. In fact, according to Gallup, employees who aren’t regularly recognized, are twice as likely to leave their current positions in the next year. That’s why we took the time to ask our valued AMPT users what impact recognition on […]
In his upcoming book, Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations, New York Times bestselling author and professor, Dan Ariely dives deep into what motivates us all. For employees, oddly enough, it could be as simple as some pizza and compliments. Ever wonder how effective those company pizza parties are? For me, they’re very effective. […]
