The document highlights the critical role of employee recognition in retention, noting that 70% of Americans leave their jobs due to lack of appreciation. Companies implementing recognition programs see benefits such as lower turnover rates and increased customer satisfaction, with peer-to-peer recognition proving to be particularly effective. Overall, organizations investing in recognition experience higher employee engagement and improved financial results.

1. STATS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT
EMPLOYEE
RECOGNITION

2. THE #1 REASON
most Americans leave their jobs
is that they don’t feel appreciated.

3. 46%
of senior managers view
recognition programs as an
investment rather than
an expense.
1

4. 14%
of companies indicated that
their organization features
recognition programs
regularly when recruiting.
2

5. 41% of companies that use
peer-to-peer recognition have
seen marked positive increases
in customer satisfaction.
3

6. 23%
Companies with strategic
recognition reported a mean
employee turnover rate
4
lower than retention at
companies without any
recognition program.

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8. 60%
Manager’s recognizing
employee performance
increases engagement
by almost
5

9. 28%
Organizations with
strategic recognition
programs in place exhibit
6
lower frustration levels
than companies without
recognition programs.

10. 35%
Peer-to-peer is
7
more likely to have a
positive impact on financial
results than manager-only
recognition.

11. 85%
When companies spend
1% or more of payroll
on recognition,
see a positive impact
on engagement.
8

12. 14%
than in organizations in
which recognition does not
occur.
9
In organizations in which
individual employees or teams
are recognized, results were
approximately
higher

13. 12x
Organizations with a strong employee
recognition approach are
more likely to have strong business results.
10

14. 31%
Organizations with effective
recognition programs had
lower voluntary turnover
than organizations with
ineffective recognition programs.
11

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