Inspirus Blog

By Gene Park
During times of uncertainty, many things that were a status quo part of our lives become upended and we are faced with navigating our way forward amid a new normal. We are each affected both personally and professionally by the challenges at hand and have to determine how to best serve our families, organizations, and communities in a time of need.

By Gene Park
In the modern workplace, times are tough and you may need to boost employee morale. There is constant change going on, for example pivoting a project’s focus to introducing new initiatives, to mitigating business risks caused by industry disruption.

By Gene Park
Working remotely has quickly become the status quo for many workers. Managers who are used to interacting with their team face-to-face are adjusting to overseeing their team virtually and are getting up to speed on how to keep everyone on track, engaged and feeling connected.

By Gene Park
Implementing an effective employee engagement program can pay dividends in helping your organization reach larger goals, like boosting employee morale and retention. Josh Bersin & Associates find that organizations whose recognition programs are highly effective at improving engagement also have 31% less turnover among their workforce.

By Gene Park
Whether you are a new hire or a tenured employee, as a project manager it is essential to have trust, cooperation, and buy-in to make any project or initiative a success. So how do you gain buy-in and whose support is essential for long-term implementation and successful execution? According... to a recent Competitive Focus article, there are two components of gaining support from stakeholders: acquiring the emotional or psychological commitment from stakeholders and acquiring the financial resources necessary to implement your program.

By Gene Park
Employee feedback is a cornerstone of employee engagement best practices and is a necessity in building stronger ties with your workforce. Many employees want to receive feedback that allows them to see the value of their contributions, but also understand where there’s room for improvement.

By Gene Park
It’s official. Millennials are now the largest segment of America’s labor force. The Pew Center for Research reports that 56 million Millennials (individuals 22 to 36 years old) are currently either actively working or looking for work—eclipsing the 53 million Gen Xers and 41 million Baby Boomers still earning a paycheck. The changing of the multigenerational workplace landscape has brought a lot of dramatic shifts. While the cradle-to-grave mentality that defined Boomers is gone, don’t be lulled into thinking the time-honored “retirement” send-off is now an unnecessary nicety. To the contrary, it’s probably more important than ever.

By Katie Fanuko
Employees who feel like they belong are a key ingredient in your organization’s success. Employees with a sense of belonging at work are 3.5 times more likely to be productive, motivated, and engaged, according to research by the Center for Talent Innovation, an NYC-based think tank. One of the most simple and effective ways of creating a greater sense of satisfaction and belonging in the workplace is through employee recognition programs.

By Gene Park
There are always new employee engagement trends that seem worthy of implementing in the workplace. The challenge is determining which ones truly have staying power.

By Gene Park
One of the fastest growing demographics in the workforce might surprise you. By 2024, there will be 41 million workers over the age of 55, and 13 million will be 65 or older, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [1]

By An Inspirus Contributor
While some organizations are refining their remote work policies, working remotely and flexible workplaces are still expected to grow in the next decade. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 73% of teams will have a remote workforce by 2028.

By Gene Park
Stress is probably the most widely understood malaise of the modern workplace, blighting the lives of hundreds of millions of workers around the world. What’s been much less understood is how to deal with employee wellness. However, the rise of ‘feel-good management’ offers a new answer to a longstanding problem.

By Gene Park
There are so many nuances to navigate in the workplace. Language—specifically the language we use to tell people we value the contributions they make to our organizations—is one of them. The language we use in our recognition programs deserves careful consideration. Today, most businesses.

By Gene Park
Employee recognition is an effective, low-cost solution to avoiding employee departures. “Recognition, applied in the right ways, can tip the balance towards why an employee will stay with a company,” says Inspirus Solutions Architect, Sean Mayo. “When an employee leaves, an organization doesn’t just lose a trained employee. An organization can also lose customers—depending on the relationships—as well as intellectual capital.”

By Kelley Briggs
Peer-to-peer recognition from peers is a powerful way to build our relationships and tie together that social cohesion that everyone appreciates. Whether employees work from home, or at the company headquarters, they want to feel valued and respected by others around them. Receiving recognition that their contributions matter — especially to peers — creates a thriving culture for all employees.