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Employee Recognition & Engagement Resources

Employee recognition, service anniversary awards, safety incentives and more.

How C.A. Short Helped Old Dominion Freight Line Deliver Appreciation to 23,000 Employees

Why Manager Activation Is the Missing Link in Recognition

Cultivating a Movement: How Tractor Supply and C.A. Short Scaled a Culture of Recognition

The Hidden Complexity of Recognition in Legacy Industries

The Retention Math Your Finance Team Actually Cares About

5 Essential Components of an Effective Employee Engagement Strategy

5 Ways Managers Can Recognize Their Teams Without Spending a Lot

What Makes an Employee Incentive Program Actually Work?

Celebrate Every Milestone: 50+ Ways to Recognize and Celebrate Employee Anniversaries

Beyond the Plaque: Modern Years of Service Programs That Work

5 Ways Leaders Can Promote a Workplace Culture of Dignity and Respect

7 Ways to Incentivize Workplace Safety

10 Creative Employee Appreciation Day Ideas to Boost Engagement

How to Build an Employee Recognition Strategy (With Free Template)

Service Anniversary Awards: 5 Appreciation Letter Templates

How Much Does an Employee Wellness Program Cost? 2026 Guide

30 Warm Holiday Appreciation Messages for Employees & Teams

10 Proven Workplace Safety Strategies to Reduce Risk & Incidents

What to Say When Recognizing an Employee: 100+ Quotes and Messages for Every Occasion

How Modern Employee Recognition Programs Have Changed

Administrative Professionals Day 2026: How to Celebrate & Show Appreciation

Point-Based Safety Incentive Programs: The Advantages Over Raffles

Why Safety Raffles Backfire (And What to Do Instead)

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2026: What Real Recognition Actually Looks Like

Gallup Q12 Survey Questions: How to Administer and Interpret Results

Employee Recognition in Healthcare: What the Data Says and What to Do About It

Thoughtful Messages for Healthcare Employees

C.A. Short: Your People-First Partner in Making Employee Engagement Easy

What a Recognition Platform Can Do for Employee Birthdays

2026 Appreciation Days for School Staff & Education Workers

2026 Utility Worker Awareness Days & Recognition Dates

How to Celebrate National Nurses Week 2026 [May 6–12]

100+ Employee Birthday Wishes: Messages & Ideas for 2026

How to Tie Recognition to Business Outcomes

National Employee Appreciation Day Email Templates [March 6, 2026]

Instant Awards vs. Long-Term Incentives: Which Incentive Programs Work Best for Employees?

Remote & Hybrid-Ready: How to Celebrate Everyone on Employee Appreciation Day

Peer-to-Peer Recognition Message Templates for Employee Appreciation Day [March 6, 2026]

2026 Healthcare National Awareness Days & Recognition Dates

Developing a Unified System of Recognition for Riverside Health

How Employee Engagement Drives Better HCAHPS Scores in Healthcare

The Program Administrator’s Survival Guide: Recognition Without the Overwhelm

Recognition Success Stories: Before and After Implementation

Making Every Employee Feel Seen: How C.A. Short Helped Adams County Drive Engagement and a Culture of Appreciation

Why Fleet Technology Alone Cannot Improve Safety: The Missing Piece That Fleets Need

Manager Recognition Templates: Quick Messages to Appreciate Your Team Before Year-End

How to Use 2026 Safety Awareness Events & Compliance Dates in Your Engagement Strategy

The 10 Worst Gifts to Give Your Employees (and What to Give Instead)

How to Select the Right Safety Recognition Platform That Connects with Your EHS Data

7 Ways To Express Gratitude Towards Employees in 2026

How EHS Management Software Data Can Power a Performance-Based Safety Incentive Program

3 Elements of an Incentive Program That Engages Your Whole Team

10 Ideas to Celebrate Customer Service Week [October 6-10, 2025]

Customer Service Week Appreciation Message Templates

The End of Employee of the Month: Rethinking Recognition Programs

4 Reasons Appreciation Leads to Stronger Retention

The Power of Recognition: Why Managers Must Celebrate Their Teams

Why Recognition Fails Without Structure and What to Do About It

Rethinking Internal Recognition Programs in Healthcare

Early Recognition: The Key to Employee Retention

What are Instant Award Safety Incentive Programs?

5 Stellar Ways to Celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week in 2025 – March 9-15

Peer-to-Peer Recognition vs. Other Recognition Models

How to Build a Culture of Peer-to-Peer Recognition

Best Practices for Implementing Safety Incentive Programs

Challenges in Safety Incentive Programs

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Safety Incentive Programs

10 Examples of Effective Safety Incentive Programs

How Early Recognition Can Help Reduce Employee Turnover

Celebrating Kindness in the Workplace in 2025: A Reminder of What Truly Matters

Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness: Small Acts, Big Results

Safety Incentives: A Comprehensive Guide

Employee Service Award Programs: How to Stay on Budget

2024 All-In Award Winners

Customer Service Week Email Templates (October 7-11, 2024)

5 Ways to Say "Great Job" to a Colleague or Employee

The Importance of Awareness Days and Holidays in Recognition Strategy

The Four Ws of Extraordinary Recognition

How to Help Managers Make Recognition Part of Every Day

How to Increase Employee Engagement During the Holidays

Brighten Your Employees' Holidays with These 5 Cheerful Messages

The Important Role Gratitude Plays in Healthcare

C.A. Short Company Launches Employee Recognition Program, Short Shoutouts

The Impact of Recognition on Healthcare Management and HCAHPS Scores

Case Study: Enhancing Employee Engagement and Recognition at Virtua Health

How Safety Incentives Play a Role in Workplace Safety

C.A. Short Company Named a Top Recognition Service Provider for the Third Consecutive Year by HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen

6 Excuses to Not Recognize Your Employees

What Do Successful Channel Partner Incentive Programs Have in Common?

The Benefits of Employee Recognition for School Staff

25 Ways to Engage Remote Employees

Boosting Call Center Performance with Employee Engagement

10 Ways to Wish an Employee a Happy Anniversary

How to Use Awareness Days in Your Engagement Strategy [2023 Dates]

8 Ideas to Celebrate National Nurses Week [May 6-12, 2023]

2023 Hospital Week and Nurses Week Appreciation Ideas

Why is kindness important in the workplace?

10 Types of Employee Recognition Awards

What Are The Five Elements of Recognition?

The Incentive Marketing Association Recognizes C.A. Short Company & Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED for Excellence in Sales Incentives

Employee Anniversary Recognition: 5 Benefits of Celebrating Work Anniversaries

Employee Engagement Survey Basics

2022 National Safety Month: 5 Strategies to Create a Safer Workplace

Do Behavior-Based Safety Incentive Programs Work?

Getting In-Depth with Gallup Q12 Employee Surveys

Healthcare Employee Recognition Programs: Formal, Informal, and Day-to-Day Recognition

Executive & Management Buy-In for Your Engagement & Recognition Strategy

Employee Appreciation Day 2023 & Why It's Important to Celebrate

The N.C. Department of Labor Recognizes C.A. Short Company

C.A. Short Company Announces Inaugural All-In Award Winners

Do Points-Based Recognition Programs Work? New IRF Research on the Psychology of Points

How To Adapt To A Flexible Work Schedule In Healthcare

The Four Stages of Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement: How to Create a Recognition Program [Checklist]

C.A. Short Company Named a Top Recognition Service Provider by HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen

What is employee net promoter score (eNPS)?

Employee Wellness in the COVID-19 Era

What's Virtual Meeting Fatigue? And How to Combat It

It’s Okay to Bring Humanity to the Workplace

What is LOTO (Lockout/Tagout)?

What Is Peer-to-Peer Recognition? Why Should You Have It? (+3 Ideas to Encourage It)

C.A. Short Partners with Nudge to Improve Employee Experiences for Deskless Workers

2020 Preliminary Data: OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations

How to Use 2021 Safety Awareness Events & Compliance Dates in Your Engagement Strategy

How to Maintain Employee Appreciation Initiatives in a Virtual Environment

Benefits of Creating Employee Engagement through Change Management

How to Engage & Recognize Your Manufacturing Industry

4 Tips to Engage Your Remote or Contract Workforce in 2021

Employee Education & Training Trends in 2021

How to Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day Using Cheers for Peers

Creative Employee Awards: Ideas and Titles to Make Your Awards Ceremony Fun

How to Tackle Peer-to-Peer Recognition and Social Recognition

Business Excellence Starts with a Noble Purpose Beyond Making Money

Educate, Encourage, and Incentivize the COVID-19 Vaccination For Your Employees

Employee Turnover Rates: An Industry Comparison

6 Tips to Ladder Safety in the Workplace

OSHA COVID Guidelines: How to Prepare Workplaces in 2021 for Safety

Peer-to-Peer Recognition: A Secret Weapon for Increasing Employee Engagement

How to Engage Your Virtual Workforce in 2021

What You Need to Know When Planning Employee Financial Literacy Programs

Employee Recognition: What It Is, Why Awards Matter, and Appreciation Ideas You Can Use

SMARTER KPIs for a SMART Safety Incentive Program?

The Importance of Employee Engagement in Healthcare & How to Improve It

Engaged vs. Disengaged Employees: What do Engaged Employees Do Differently?

Using Points-Based Rewards Programs for Maximum Potential

4 Factors Driving Employee Engagement in 2021

Employee Engagement Improves Turnover in Transportation Industry

The Ultimate Guide to Improving Employee Safety in the Workplace

How to Host a Socially-Distanced Employee Event in 2020

Benefits of an Employee Wellness Program & How to Budget for One

Top 5 Workplace Accidents in 2020 and How to Avoid Them

How to Increase Employee Engagement with Appreciation

The Importance of Employee Recognition and the 5 Elements of a Successful Service Award Program

Give Millennials What They Really Want - Experiences

How to Budget For an Employee Engagement Program

How Employee Morale Affects Employee Engagement

What Your Employee Engagement Platform Should Do

10 Ways to Celebrate Employee Loyalty

How To Use A Safety Incentive Program for COVID Guidelines

Employee Holiday Programs: Start Early & Make It Personal

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Wins RPI® Overall Best Practice Award

Why Your Sales Incentive Program Doesn't Work

Safety Incentives: What Are Leading Indicators?

Tax Benefits of Years of Service and Employee Engagement Awards

Motivate Your Team with Sales Incentives

Gallup Reports Historic Drop in Employee Engagement Following Record Rise

How Can My Company Improve Employee Engagement?

How Much is the Average Cost of a Truck Accident?

How to Calculate Employee Turnover Rate, Causes, and Ways to Reduce It

2022 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week [September 11–17]

The Power of Employee Engagement in the Healthcare Industry

How to Encourage Employee Voice and Increase Employee Engagement

10 Best Practices for Creating Years of Service Awards that Work in 2020

The Main Reasons For High Turnover Rate... and Solutions to Help

OSHA Compliant Safety Incentives: Why is Workplace Safety So Important?

Key Statistics for Improving Workplace Safety

How To Create A Safety Incentive Program

Now is the Time to Reassess, Retool, & Relaunch Your Sales Incentive Programs

5 KPIs To Track Employee Engagement

10 Employee Engagement Statistics Affecting Your Business

Why Is Employee Voice Important?

How to Celebrate Personal and Professional Moments While Remote

How to Boost Employee Morale and Engagement

C.A. Short Offers Free Employee Engagement Survey

How to Support Employee Engagement at Home

How to Build a Culture of Appreciation in the Workplace 

Employee Recognition: Years of Service and Beyond

10 Habits of a Highly Successful Years of Service Recognition Program

C.A. Short Company Is Still Here For You During COVID-19

Taking A Culture of Appreciation To The Next Level

Define: Employee Recognition Program (what is it and why should I care?)

March Madness: Doesn't Mean You Bench Employee Engagement

The Best Guide To Years Of Service Awards In 2020

7 Beneficial Ways To Engage Employees To Continue Productivity

10 Benefits Of Years Of Service Awards For Employees

Rethink and Renew Your Employee Years of Service Award Program

How to Create a Years of Service Award Program Your Employees Will Love

How do I set up an award program?

Years of Service Awards: Winners and Losers

Your Millennial Engagement Guide: Why Millennial Employees Want to Be Recognized by Their Employers