Trophyology Blog | Insights + Inspiration on Modern Recognition

Twenty employee recognition award categories — architect-designed corporate awards

Employee Recognition Ideas: 20 Award Categories Explained

By Eva Schone

Discover 20 awards and recognition ideas to celebrate employee achievements. Learn how thoughtfully designed recognition awards can impact workplace culture.

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Business anniversary celebration — outdoor team picnic marking a company milestone

10 Business Anniversary Ideas: 5, 10 & 25-Year Milestones

By Eva Schone Arnold

A business anniversary is more than a date on the calendar — it’s a moment to reflect on your journey and the relationships that sustain...

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How to Choose Sales Awards That Actually Motivate Your Team

How to Choose Sales Awards That Actually Motivate Your Team

By Eva Schone Arnold

 Harvard Business School researcher Ian Larkin spent years studying what actually drives top sales performers. What he found stops most sales leaders cold: salespeople at...

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Why the Deal Toy Still Matters: What Great Firms Get Right About Transaction Commemoration

Why the Deal Toy Still Matters: What Great Firms Get Right About Transaction Commemoration

By Eva Schone Arnold

Key Takeaways A deal toy is a commemorative piece marking the close of a significant financial transaction - a merger, acquisition, IPO, or major financing....

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Employee overlooked due to recognition bias in workplace, highlighting need for recognition equity

Why Great Employees Go Unrecognized (And How to Fix It)

By Eva Schone Arnold

KEY TAKEAWAYS   Recognition blind spots are structural, not intentional. Most organizations overlook their best employees not because leaders don’t care, but because recognition systems...

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Employee recognition program planning session with sticky notes and frameworks, supporting a 90-day workplace recognition strategy

How to Create an Employee Recognition Program: A 90-Day Planning Framework

By Eva Schone Arnold

Table of Contents Why Most Employee Recognition Programs Fail What a Successful Employee Recognition Program Does Days 1–30: Listen Days 31–60: Design Days 61–90: Honor...

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Employees attending an awards ceremony, clapping toward the stage, representing effective employee recognition strategies in action

The Five Pillars of Effective Employee Recognition (And How Leaders Can Design Them)

By Eva Schone Arnold

Your organization has a recognition program. You celebrate milestones, acknowledge achievements, send thank-you notes. Yet high performers still leave, and engagement scores remain flat. The...

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Man standing in a modern office setting representing employee recognition strategies that influence retention and workplace engagement

Why Top Performers Leave Despite Competitive Pay And How Employee Recognition Impacts Retention

By Eva Schone Arnold

Key Takeaways   Recognition isn’t a perk or program, it’s a core retention strategy that complements fair compensation. High performers evaluate their value through visibility,...

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Pyramid-shaped wooden awards by Trophyology showcasing modern business anniversary award ideas for employee milestones and recognition

Business Anniversary Award Ideas: Meaningful Ways to Honor Employee Work Anniversary Milestones

By Eva Schone Arnold

Key Takeaways:   Anniversary awards should match the significance of the milestone: a one-year recognition differs fundamentally from a twenty-year honor Material selection supports organizational...

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