Resources
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Top 10 End of the Year Awards Banquet Themes
12/05/2011It’s that time of year again – AWARDS BANQUETS! It’s the best kind of recognition - in front of, and with our co-workers! At the end of the year, employees have worked millions of hours and as a culture we like to celebra...
Employee Engagement Strategy
11/28/2011Summary of article by John Jack – speaker, consultant, trainer in employee motivation In his article “Designing Employee Reinforcement” recently published in Incentive magazine, John Jack points out that, be...
A Serving of Appreciation
11/23/2011Thanksgiving is the Holiday of aromas. There’s the Turkey, potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, bread, cranberries and pies. I think apple pie wins the award for best smell; it’s the envy of candles everywhere. Lo...
Timing is Everything
09/12/2011Summary of article by John Jack – speaker, consultant, trainer in employee motivation In his article “Designing Employee Reinforcement” recently published in Incentive magazine, John Jack points out that, because chall...
Employee Recognition is Like Chocolate
08/23/2011People crave it. However, some are allergic or simply don’t have a taste for it. In a similar way, a portion of the world’s workforce doesn’t favor public recognition. It’s not for everyone, but most people love it. It’s human ...
Great Opening from SHRM Keynote
07/06/2011VIRGIN is a company that is all about PEOPLE One of the great aspects of attending the Annual SHRM Conference is the opportunity to listen to the keynote speakers. On Sunday, June 26, I had the opportunity to list...
Destination Recognition: SHRM 2011
06/24/2011MTM is making final preparations to attend the largest Human Resources Conference and Expo in North America next week in Vegas (June 26 -28). As an awards and recognition provider, we look forward to this show each year a...
Keeping Safety Top of Mind
06/07/2011June is National Safety Month. This month is dedicated to communicating that everyone has the right to work safely and feel safe while working. Each company has a Safety Department, and you probably know who’s in that dep...
Creating a Productive Millennial Workforce
05/13/2011Perhaps the most talented generation of employees, the Millennials, are entering the workforce. They are trying to figure out where your company fits in their lives. Not where they fit in your company. Engaging this generatio...
Saban Bronze Unveiled
04/28/2011As the sun beamed down on the University of Alabama’s record -setting A-Day Game crowd, thousands pressed against the ropes to get their first look at the latest bronze installment on the Walk of Champions, Nick Saban.&...
Earth Day
04/22/2011In honor of Earth Day we’d like to share our best practices in the area of sustainability. We’re green from head to toe (actually from manufacturing to printing and beyond). MTM's Environmental Mission Statement: We are dedica...
Employee Appreciation Drives Results
02/28/2011According to the Blessing White 2011 Employee Engagement Report: Executives appear to struggle with key leadership behaviors, especially what’s required to create a high-performance culture. Like a child being given a choc...
Recognition has an Excellent Track Record
01/20/2011Recognition has an excellent track record of engaging employees and is especially critical after a long, lean period, when employees have often been overstretched and under-rewarded.A recent Manpower study showed that over...
Social Media: Friend or Foe
01/13/2011Social media (SM) is a hot topic, no doubt. It has become progressively more significant to businesses small and large over the past couple of years. It is, however, a field that changes regularly. The most popular SM sites are...
Award Winning Design
10/12/2010For nearly five decades, Graphic Design USA has presented national design competitions that spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity for creative professional. This contest is open to everyone in the community: advertising...
MTM Recognition Ranked in Recognition Service Provider’s Top Five Listing
09/21/2010MTM Recognition is proud to announce our recent ranking in HRO Today as one of the top five recognition solutions providers. HRO’s September 2010, publication featured the annual Baker’s Dozen of Recognition Providers with resu...
Lunch and Learn
09/15/2010Please join us on Wednesday, September 22 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at MTM Recognition’s Oklahoma City Headquarters, for the next in our series of Lunch and Learns. Our speaker will be Fox News anchor Andrew Speno, and he will be spe...
App-solutely Amazing!
08/25/2010Have you ever wondered who actually makes the apps that you download to your iPhone? That game you love, or the tip calculator app you depend on, takes a lot of time and work to develop the concepts into downloadable apps that ...
SHRM 2010
07/12/2010Moments before the Expo doors opened for the largest Human Resources conference of the year, MTM was preparing for the onslaught of the 11,000 conference attendees that would flood the SHRM Expo hall. With over 600 vendors, it ...
Jack Nortz (continued)…
05/28/2010Upon returning from the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, to my home town of Syracuse, New York, I was excited about trying my hand at wood carving. I had seen a wood carving that had inspired me and I was ready to...
A Sculptor, Jack Nortz
05/21/2010My name is Jack Nortz and I am the lead sculptor at MTM Recognition. I have never written a blog or read a blog in my life so I am winging it from the get-go. I have always been a sports nut sinc...
You Need Social Media
03/23/2010For many of us social media is brushing our teeth. We don’t think about it - it’s just part of our daily routine. We forget some of you are still trying to convince some of “them” that your organization is risking irrelevance. ...
Not Just a Trophy Company . . . .
10/22/2009MTM Recognition was born in 1971 as Midwest Trophy Mfg. Co., Inc. There, we have said it. It is out on the table. For some reason, since we became MTM Recognition in 2001, we have tried to minimize our roots...
Gallup Q12
06/18/2009The 12 Most Significant Factors That Lead to Satisfied Employees © 2001 The Gallup Organization I know what is expected of me at work I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right. At work, I have the ...
Maslow
06/18/2009Industrial psychologist Abraham Maslow researched human motivation extensively and determined that needs drive motivation. A. H Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs focused on the needs and behaviors of healthy, motivated...
