"Employee Recognition is Critical" Says Business Coach Angie Cartwright

In his book, "The WOW! Workplace," recognition expert & Managing Partner of Terryberry, Mike Byam drives home the importance of employee recognition as an effective way to increase performance, productivity, and return.

Just think...
"How often in the last week, month or say quarter have you been inspired or received a moral boost due to informal recognition? Looking back, have you ever left a job because you felt you were underappreciated?"

Angie Cartwright asks these thought provoking questions in her exploratory review of Byam's book that she's aptly dubbed a "recognition toolbox". After attending one of Terryberry's free educational webcasts, Cartwright, a Personal & Business Coach from Colorado received a complimentary copy of "The WOW! Workplace." She shares her review of the recognition book on her website, www.potentialitycoaching.com/blog. Check it out!







Want to get your hands on a copy of "The WOW! Workplace"? The recognition book that's chock-full of real-world case studies and practical tips is available in both print and e-book. Visit http://www.wowworkplace.com/ to learn more. Attend one of Terryberry's free educational webcasts and you could have the chance to win your own copy! See the listing of upcoming webcasts here: www.terryberry.com/webcasts.

New! Free Recognition Tools & Resources

Terryberry adds new features to its growing collection of free recognition tools and resources

Are you looking to grow your company's recognition efforts, find ways to earn HRCI credit, or simply streamline your administrative duties? Terryberry has just the ticket!

Visit www.terryberry.com/tools to find an array of free & easy tools and resources, guaranteed to beef up your recognition strategy and stay below budget. New "Recognition Words" listing will help you write a recognition speech or letter, or just give someone positive feedback.

We invite you to "Like" and join us on Facebook. Share your best recognition stories, motivational phrases, and more! Post on our wall and earn a chance to win during our Holiday Book Giveaway. Visit www.facebook.com/TerryberryCompany to learn more.

Terryberry Announces International Expansion

Global Demand for New Recognition Programs, Services Fuels Growth

(GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.) Nov. 17, 2010 - Terryberry, a 92-year-old provider of employee recognition programs and services, today announced its expansion into Europe through a partnership with JMPresentations (JMP) of London. JMP also specializes in employee reward and recognition programs.

“This expansion opens up a whole new market for us, which will undoubtedly enhance our capabilities internationally,” explained Mike Byam, fourth-generation managing partner of Terryberry. “It also allows us to better serve our global clients and their outstanding employees.”

The expansion is expected to increase Terryberry’s overall business by approximately 10 percent, particularly its online peer-to-peer recognition program, www.GiveAWow.com. Terryberry’s social media-style recognition programs have experienced 200-plus percent client growth in the past six months, a trend Terryberry’s leadership is confident will continue.

Byam said JMP offered an ideal cultural fit with Terryberry, as the companies share a mutual commitment to quality and exceptional customer service.

“We are thrilled to partner with a company like Terryberry, which truly is an industry leader,” said Craig Rebuck, JMP’s managing director.

Terryberry employs a team of 185 associates, with 25 sales offices throughout North America. The majority of its employees work at its world headquarters at 2033 Oak Industrial Dr. NE. in Grand Rapids, Mich. The expansion has initially added three local, full-time positions. Additional staff will be added as growth continues, Byam said.

Workplace employee recognition programs are not as well-established in Europe as in North America, providing an opportunity for Terryberry’s global growth.

Terryberry has been on a fast growth track in recent years. In 2008, Terryberry acquired the John Gray Awards of Cincinnati.

Terryberry is known for a variety of recognition products and services ranging from nursing pins for graduating nurses to championship rings for professional athletic teams to traditional service award programs for employee milestone achievements.

Founded by Herbert Terryberry in 1918, the company serves more than 25,000 clients throughout North America and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.terryberry.com/.

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Live Webcast: Register for "Globalizing Your Organization's Recognition Program" with Mike Byam and Craig Rebuck. Free event. Earn HRCI credit. December 9, 2010
http://www.terryberry.com/employee-recognition/webcast/


Click to see online coverage from the Grand Rapids Press:
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2010/11/terryberry_of_grand_rapids_tak.html

Winners Announced from Terryberry's Spot Recognition Webcast in June

Winners

Announced!

from Terryberry's Spot Recognition Webcast in June

USING SPOT RECOGNITION

to Accelerate Employee Performance

We asked you to "WOW us and WIN!" with your best spot recognition stories. Thank you for sharing! During the webcast on June 8th, we gave several great prizes. Congratulations to our winners!

Erin received Terryberry's Recognize Me! Performance Kit - Everything you need to motivate, congratulate, and recognize employees in the moment. Erin said, "We use Service Excellence and each month a team of employees goes through the nominations submitted by peers/supervisors/patients/visitors and we determine the level of recognition - every nomination gets $1 buck to spend and some get $2 - $3 depending on the nomination and then some people depending on the level of SE get recognized at a lunch and one special nomination gets the Circle of Excellence award and that has to be a really outstanding effort - we don't have these every month! Once we make decisions on the SE winners we do balloon patrol and recognize these outstanding individuals by delivering a balloon bouquet to them with an invitation to the lunch - this is done during the work day and in front of their peers!"

Sigrid received a copy of "The WOW! Workplace" by Mike Byam. In this book, you'll find page after page of real-world recognition ideas from top businesses. A practical guide and great training tool for management teams. Sigrid said, "I had a site that focused on breakfast, specifically about pigs. Chickens and cows offer a lot but pigs (bacon), they are committed. Anytime someone was discovered doing something that was really committed to the organization, they received some type of pig item. There were pig stickers for your EE badge that were coveted by all!"



Spot recognition - or spontaneous recognition for above and beyond performance - has long been used by effective managers. In today's economy, spot recognition is a low-cost way to significantly impact morale and retention of your top performers. Learn the fundamentals about this form of recognition and get ideas for how to use Recognize Me's spot recognition tools to change your team's culture and accelerate performance.


Check out other educational webcasts from Terryberry
and learn how you can win!

http://www.terryberry.com/webcasts

Webcast: Globalizing Your Recognition Program

Is your international organization working to develop a recognition culture that impacts your employees worldwide?

Tomorrow, June 17, join Terryberry for an informational webinar and a rare opportunity to learn from executives Mike Byam and Craig Rebuck, leaders of two recognition firms in North America and Europe respectively. Mike and Craig will present their findings on how employee recognition can best be implemented in a business with employees located internationally.

In today’s business world, organizations are more global and connected than ever before. Effective leaders worldwide need to ensure that their people are motivated and engaged to take on the challenges they encounter. Developing a culture of recognition worldwide, in which employees are genuinely acknowledged for their contributions, is more important than ever to maintain productivity, profitability and retention of key employees. This presentation highlights current findings on how recognition strategies impact business goals in an international organization, and provides real-world examples and practical strategies for implementing or enhancing a global recognition initiative.

Attendees will learn:
• What the latest research shows about how recognition impacts employee engagement, productivity and profitability
• How businesses are adapting their employee recognition strategies to respond to an international employee base
• How to ensure your business is leveraging technology to engage your international workforce
• Understand how different award methodologies impact employees differently

This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

Who should attend:
• Business Leaders
• Human Resources Professionals
• Recognition Program Administrators

Register for this webinar.