Blueboard is a San Francisco based startup helping clients use experiences as recognition, in place of traditional methods like the classic (and boring) Amazon gift card.
On todays' show Jon interveiws Blueboard founders Taylor Smith and Kevin Yip. Topics include why experience based reconnitions is so powerful, and how millenials have different needs than more senior employees.
Find BlueBoard online:
http://blueboard.com and on Twitter: @blueboard
Mentioned on the show:
Google Founder Awards:
https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/2015/07/google-found-out-that-giving-its-employees-trips-to-hawaii-is-better-than-1m-awards
Gallups' State of the Global Workplace report: http://www.gallup.com/services/178517/state-global-workplace.aspx
Book recommendations:
Punished by Reward, by Alfie Kohn:
http://www.alfiekohn.org/punished-rewards
Drive, the surprising truth about what motivates us, by Dan Pink: http://www.danpink.com/books/drive
Eat Mor Chicken - Inspire More People, by S. Truett Cathy: http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Mor-Chikin-Inspire-People/dp/1929619081
You can also find all the links for todays show at http://happyways.com/blueboard
Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com
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