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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION HUB


WANT TO INSPIRE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT? START WITH EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.




BEFORE YOU SCROLL


SEND A (FREE) APPRECIATION CARD TO THE COWORKERS HELPING YOU THRIVE.

Got a work bestie keeping you afloat? A manager who’s more like a mentor? A
direct report who’s going above and beyond? Let them know you appreciate them!

Choose from nine designs and customize your appreciation card with a personal
message. We’ll take care of the rest.



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TRANSFORM YOUR COMPANY


GREAT WORKPLACES HAVE A
CULTURE OF EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.


UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION.

Employee appreciation and recognition might feel similar, but they actually come
to life in different ways, and for a variety of celebration occasions.
Let’s walk through the key differentiators:



EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AND TEAM-BUILDING.

Employee appreciation should be part of your daily or weekly routine—it should
feel easy, low-stress, and personal. And, it can often require little to no
expense because appreciation can simply start with an authentic, verbal “thank
you.” It’s a great way to show others that you see their hard work and value
their efforts. It can come to life through public shout outs on Slack or live at
your company all-hands, written in a personalized note or email, or even as
team-building activities for appreciating groups.
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Here are a few ways that you can foster a culture of year-round employee
appreciation at your company: 


CELEBRATE WINS, BIG AND SMALL.

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As employees live your company values at work, give them a shout out. If they’re
leading by example on the team, celebrate their initiative. When they achieve
results towards a major goal or OKR, toast their success. It doesn’t matter if
the win is big or small—take the opportunity to show them their work is seen,
their contributions are valued, and their unique personalities are appreciated.
Appreciate them publicly during a company all-hands meeting, privately with a
sincere “thank you,” or get creative in a way that suits your team’s culture
best.


UNLEASH YOUR INNER CHEFS.

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Many of us miss snacks and catered lunches from the in-office days (*daydreams
of free kombucha*). But what we really miss isn’t the food—it’s the shared
connections over food. Bring this lost sentiment back into the spotlight by
hiring a pro chef or inviting employees to lead a cooking class. Frame it as a
fun respite from the day-to-day workload and watch as conversation flows like
salt from the hand of Salt Bae himself. Or, consider redirecting your in-office
perks budgets into more remote-friendly activities and opportunities for
employee recognition. We’ve got tons of ideas for reimagining your office perks
budget here on our blog.


BRING SELF-CARE TO THE HOME OFFICE.

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In a world where our lives are dominated by digital communications, a snail-mail
care package can be a delightful way to celebrate employee wellbeing. Send your
employees a package that contains small self-care gifts like family games, hot
chocolate packets, tea kits, or a pair of warm socks. Encourage them to take a
relaxing night in by hand-delivering good vibes to their doorstep. You can also
offer guided meditation sessions or yoga classes (by a pro, or employee-led) in
lieu of a full care package—namaste.


Appreciation feels good. Saying or hearing a simple “thank you” can improve
happiness, well-being, relationships, motivation—even sleep and physical health.
Prioritizing appreciation at work not only benefits individual employees, it can
also transform your company and business.


3X



Employees who receive recognition aligned to their needs and expectations are 3X
more likely to feel loyal to their organization.


4X



Employees who receive recognition aligned to their needs and expectations are 4X
more likely to be engaged.


$16M



Savings in employee turnover costs for a 10,000-person company with a culture of
recognition.

To be truly impactful, employee appreciation must be cultural. Celebrating
“Employee Appreciation Day”, sending the occasional appreciation card—these acts
are great, but they won’t set your workplace apart. Instead, the focus should be
on building an always-on culture of appreciation, supported by process,
technology, and cultural norms.

APPRECIATION V.S. RECOGNITION


WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION?

Employee appreciation and employee recognition are often used interchangeably
but there are key differences to note as you think about building your own
culture of appreciation.


EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.

Employee appreciation is about expressing gratitude and acknowledgement. Your
people are doing small things worthy of praise all the time—things a central
leadership team may not always see.

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Sometimes, it’s not even about what they do, but who they are to their coworkers
and teammates. That’s why employee appreciation should be “always-on” and easy
for any employee to send and receive. To achieve “always-on” status, you’ll need
to bake appreciation into your company norms, for example:

 * Bringing on a peer-to-peer tool that allows employees to send public and
   private shout-outs

 * Holding space for public shout-outs in your weekly company all-hands meeting

 * Highlighting peer-to-peer shout-outs in your internal department or
   organizational newsletter


EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

Employee recognition is about marking an employee’s milestones, achievements,
and contributions at work—often with a reward.

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Employee recognition programs can be formal (like year-of-service awards) or
informal (like spot programs) but are generally designed to reward employees for
going above and beyond, hitting specific goals, or demonstrating desired
behaviors. For example:

 * Year-of-service awards to acknowledge employees’ continued contributions and
   commitment

 * Company values awards to celebrate employees who demonstrate core company
   values

 * Manager-driven spot awards to reward employees for going above and beyond in
   real time

At Blueboard, we view employee appreciation and employee recognition as equally
important parts in building a standout company culture. You can learn more about
our approach to employee appreciation and recognition here.


CASH IS ALIENATING.


CASH IS FORGETTABLE.


CASH IS SILENT.

The clear, absolute value of cash aligns with our need for fairness. This much
time and effort should equal this much money in return. But when a reward
doesn’t feel proportional to the effort it took to earn—say a $200 gift card for
back-to-back 60-hour work weeks—cash shines a spotlight on the disparity. These
low value bonuses make employees feel disengaged and even downright resentful.
We want your rewards to make people feel truly valued.

98%
of Blueboard reward recipients feel more appreciated.
Read our complete Experiential Rewards Impact research

Cash is a purely rational reward. It doesn’t hook into our emotions, shape our
identity, or create new stories to share—all of the things that make lasting
memories. So even in the best case scenario where someone receives a cash reward
that feels commensurate to their effort, the impact quickly fades. Why? Because
over time, people don’t remember what it feels like getting a one-time bump in
their take home. We want your recognition efforts to be remembered for a
lifetime.

> “We wanted to give employees something that was really unique and special, an
> experience that they could look back and say, I got to do that because of
> Vungle."

Jill C.
former Office Manager at Vungle
Read the full Vungle case study

Companies feel confident talking about the recognition half of the R+R equation,
but the reward half is confidential. And employees keep their cash rewards
private as well—no one wants to be the jerk who brags about their bonus. This
lack of shareability is a big reason why many recognition programs don’t have a
larger impact on engagement and performance. Bottom line, people don’t talk
about cash rewards so their impact ends with the person who receives it. We want
the impact of your rewards to ripple out, motivating far more people than
recipients alone.

96%
of rewarded employees feel Blueboard positively impacts culture.
Read our complete Experiential Rewards Impact research

TRANSFORM YOUR CULTURE


HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE OF EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.

The great thing about building a culture of employee appreciation? You can start
small by embedding simple, low-cost actions into your existing company norms.
From making employee appreciation a part of your manager training, to
encouraging public shoutouts on Slack or live at your company all-hands, to
using team-building activities as group appreciation, focus on easy-to-maintain,
equitable, evergreen touch points.

Here’s how to foster a culture of year-round employee appreciation at your
company: 


STEP 1: GET ALIGNED ON YOUR GOALS.


STEP 2: START WITH THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT.


STEP 3: TRACK YOUR PROGRESS AND EVOLVE.

Building a culture of employee appreciation and recognition might be your north
star, but it’s helpful to get specific with your goals for workplace
appreciation and recognition.

Maybe you need to combat employee disconnection in a hybrid work environment.
Maybe you’re hoping to reinforce company values and build culture in the wake of
layoffs. Maybe it’s about reducing the impact of silos and sharing wins across
your organization to boost morale. Clarifying your goals will help you zoom in
on the most impactful employee appreciation and recognition activities for your
organization.


An ideal employee recognition program is multi-dimensional, with programs that
support day-to-day appreciation, informal recognition, and formal recognition.
But you don’t have to try to get there immediately. Building a culture of
appreciation really comes down to one key idea: consistency.

So, start with efforts that are easy to implement and maintain. Do you have a
weekly company all-hands? Consider adding an open “shout-outs” section where
anyone can submit shout outs to be highlighted. Do you have people managers?
Consider holding them accountable to delivering appreciation notes to each of
their direct reports every month. Start with one or two efforts, evaluate the
success of those efforts, and build accordingly. You’ve got this!


If you’re going to invest time, energy, and funds into employee appreciation,
it’s important to track the impact of your efforts. If your goal is to nurture
employee connection, for example, make sure that:


 * You are tracking employee connection in some way (you could track this via
   employee engagement survey, for example),

 * You have an employee connection benchmark before you roll out an appreciation
   program,

 * You have an employee connection benchmark before you roll out an appreciation
   program,

 * Consider tracking supporting metrics such as program usage or engagement. If
   people aren’t participating in your program, it may not be the program itself
   that’s missing the mark, but communication around the program.

APPRECIATION INSPO


NEED SOME EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION INSPO?
HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED:


CELEBRATE WINS, BIG AND SMALL.

As employees live your company values at work, give them a shout out. If they’re
leading by example on the team, celebrate their initiative. When they achieve
results towards a major goal or OKR, toast their success.

+ READ MORE

- READ LESS

It doesn’t matter if the win is big or small—take the opportunity to show them
their work is seen, their contributions are valued, and their unique
personalities are appreciated. Appreciate them publicly during a company
all-hands meeting, privately with a sincere “thank you,” or get creative in a
way that suits your team’s culture best.


SPONSOR A TEAM GATHERING.

Treat your team to a virtual or in-person activity based on their shared
interests and passions. If you have a competitive team, you could host a trivia
or board game night. Or, if you have a super collaborative group of employees,
have them try their hand at a scavenger hunt, escape room or cooking class.

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Regardless of the activity, make sure it’s set up to build meaningful
connections across your organization. You can do this by putting people from
different departments on the same team or setting up prizes for groups that
demonstrate strong collaboration—don’t be afraid to shake it up a bit.


BRING SELF-CARE TO THE HOME OFFICE.

In a world where our lives are dominated by digital communications, a snail-mail
care package can be a delightful way to improve employee wellbeing.

+ READ MORE

- READ LESS

Send your employees a package that contains small self-care gifts like family
games, hot chocolate packets, tea kits, or a pair of warm socks. Encourage them
to take a relaxing night in by hand-delivering good vibes to their doorstep. You
can also offer guided meditation sessions or yoga classes (by a pro, or
employee-led) in lieu of a full care package—namaste.

Before Blueboard, employee recognition was more ad hoc, and wasn’t consistent
across the company. Some managers would send gift cards, give PTO time, or share
years-of-service awards, but aside from that, not much was done to appreciate
employees. Now, when I onboard a round of new hires, they ask about Blueboard.
People on their teams are excited, have already shared the program and said,
‘Wait until you experience Blueboard.'

Alexander M.
Head of Associate Experience and HR Communications

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EXPERIENCES OVER STUFF


BUILD A CULTURE OF APPRECIATION AND
RECOGNITION WITH BLUEBOARD.

Blueboard is an employee rewards and recognition company focused on experiences
over stuff. We partner with our clients to build recognition programs that
employees love and that get results. These programs are centered on experiential
employee rewards, incentives, and gifts—think skydiving, dining through Michelin
stars, learning to blow glass, or chasing the Northern Lights.

What does it feel like to get recognized with a Blueboard reward? Check out the
video below.


Learn more about our approach here

FEATURED RESOURCES


DIG EVEN DEEPER WITH SOME OF OUR FAVORITE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION RESOURCES:

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NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY: 8 FRESH IDEAS FOR CELEBRATING YOUR TEAM

While we’re all for Employee Appreciation Day, everyday, you don’t want to miss
out on this year’s EAD. Get fresh ideas to celebrate your people.

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THE 3 TYPES OF EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND HOW TO USE ‘EM


Discover the 3 types of employee recognition and get an actionable blueprint to
help you build your organization’s most effective recognition program.

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5 EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LANGUAGES IN THE WORKPLACE


Employee appreciation is critical, but not every employee receives appreciation
in the same way: The 5 workplace appreciation languages can help.

Read on the blog

RESOURCES


GET INSPIRED WITH A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE RECOGNITION RESOURCES:

BLOG

NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY: 8 FRESH IDEAS FOR CELEBRATING YOUR TEAM

While we’re all for Employee Appreciation Day, everyday, you don’t want to miss
out on this year’s EAD. Get fresh ideas to celebrate your people.

Read on the blog

INSPIRATION HUB

THE 3 TYPES OF EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND HOW TO USE ‘EM

Discover the 3 types of employee recognition and get an actionable blueprint to
help you build your organization’s most effective recognition program.

Read on the blog

EBOOK

5 EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LANGUAGES IN THE WORKPLACE

Employee appreciation is critical, but not every employee receives appreciation
in the same way: The 5 workplace appreciation languages can help.

Read on the blog






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