38 years ago, the penultimate pop funk band Earth Wind & Fire gave the world a classic: Shining Star. Released during their peak years, Shining Star delivered the uplifting, positive message that was so needed during the mid-70s. Nearly four decades later, the lyrics still ring true, and got me thinking about employee recognition. Your Read More

  Lauren here, head of Customer Success at Teamphoria. Our team speaks with hundreds of clients each week and we always hear how easy it is to use Teamphoria. Our partners and clients also enjoy telling us how it has changed their organizations. At Teamphoria, we offer three different levels of our solution: Engage, Perform, Read More

Employee Engagement at Initech Oh, Initech: Mike Judge’s 1999 vision of a cubicle farm during the dot com boom is a study in what companies shouldn’t do. But what can we learn about employee engagement from Office Space? Milton Milton, the squirrely man with the thick coke bottle glasses, is a great example of the Read More

A Team Member By Any Other Title…would still be just as sweet! Team Members have been able to choose their own titles since the dawn of the Information Age — or really, since Guy Kawasaki called himself Apple’s Chief Evangelist in the 80s. While shoulder pads and fanny packs have faded away, the choose-your-own-title has Read More

Overwhelmed by your new management role? Teamphoria is here to help! Whether you’re moving to a new management role within the same company or a different company, Teamphoria has all the tools that new managers need. Check out our 5 tips for new managers below.   Get to know your employees Spend time with your Read More

Input new employee information before their start date. This way on their first day, their welcome card will appear on the Activity Feed. This lets your other Teamphoria users know who the new person in the office is. Challenge new team members to send a certain amount of employee recognition within their first month. Incentivize Read More

Case of the Mondays? Here are some of our staffs top picks for funny workplace quotes and memes: And because we couldn’t narrow it down to just five, here are some other favorites: Sign up for Teamphoria today and your first 5 users are free! Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Just as consumers expect transparency from the companies and brands they love, employees also expect transparency from their places of work. In fact, transparency continues to grow in importance among the workforce — particularly as more and more millennials enter it. Not convinced? Check out these statistics: Based on a survey of more than 1,500 Read More

Ten thousand baby boomers retire every single day. That’s a lot of big, experienced shoes to fill in the workplace. It’s no wonder that attracting top talent is frequently cited as one of the biggest concerns of today’s CEOs — particularly when those CEOs are scouring for that talent among millennials. This misunderstood and heavily Read More

Guest post from Sharon L. Sellers, SHRM-SCP: Sexual Harassment – Should My Company Be Doing Something? News reports are popping up daily showing that yet another entertainer, politician, or journalist acted sexually inappropriately. People are reporting how their lives were drastically changed after they were sexually abused or harassed, and they didn’t feel they could tell Read More