It’s Not Personal
“It’s not personal, it’s business” Whoever started that phrase must’ve been a heartless being and I call bullshit. Anytime one puts their heart and soul in to something, it becomes personal, and no...
View ArticleEnd of The Year Bonus Your Employees Actually Want
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...
View ArticleDistractions Might Be Killing your Employee Engagement
Hold on….I’m finishing an email. One second, Dale from accounting has a question. Oh wait, my friend just sent me a text about lunch and I have to respond quickly. Okay, where was I? Oh yes. Employee...
View Article[UPDATES] The Site Tour
AMPT is the easiest way to recognize your employees in their moments of greatness and we just made it even easier. From our users, we’ve learned that making AMPT as easy and fun to use is the most...
View Article5 Ways to Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day
Employee Appreciation Day was created with the intent of strengthening the bond between leaders and employees as well as celebrating the efforts of their staff. Organizations would be wise to partake...
View Article[UPDATES] New Admin Features
Don’t you like new things? Well then you’re going to be excited with the newest Admin features designed to make your AMPT lives easier, get more valuable insight from AMPT, and make the most of your...
View ArticleCheck out our very own Craig Spilker at DisruptHR
Recently our Chief Strategic Officer, Craig Spilker, spoke at the initial DisruptHR event in Nebraska. His topic? You guessed it: recognition. But this isn’t your average “speaking event”. This is...
View ArticleExplained: Why Leaders Struggle to Recognize Employees for Good Work
In a recent article from July 2018, Forbes writer, Mark Murphy discussed a psychological quirk that may explain why many leaders struggle to recognize employees for good work. It is a fascinating read...
View ArticleWe’re sorry but real change takes time
Two years ago I was lucky enough to work with a client in healthcare as they underwent some semi-significant cultural changes. A regional hospital with over 500+ employees, a history that dated back to...
View ArticleI learned about my own leadership biases from my daughters’ Snapchat...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is not an article about the serious and potentially harmful biases that exist in the workplace. This is an article about nuanced and simplified biases and not one about workplace...
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