Terryberry Unveils New Online Peer-to-Peer Recognition Program

The Terryberry Company, a global provider of employee recognition programs and gifts based in Grand Rapids, Mich., today announced the introduction of Give a WOW! (giveawow.com), an informal, online recognition program, at the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) Annual Conference.

Give a WOW! is a customized, online application that provides organizations with an interactive, dedicated communications network for employees at all levels to engage in spontaneous, informal recognition among peers, which is often among the most coveted form of workplace recognition.

ìGive a WOW! is an affordable, easy-to-use, online program that enables team members to recognize the good work of their fellow employees,î explained Mike Byam, managing partner of the Terryberry Company and author of the book, The WOW! Workplace. ìPeer-to-peer recognition is powerful and this makes it easy.î

The program allows employees to nominate, send and/or receive recognition from any team member in the organization for a range of achievements including quality, innovation and performance. Employees can also ìapplaudî and comment on any recognition posting, much like the popular user-driven Facebook format.

Give A WOW! provides a fun, easy-to-use format that allows employees to post and comment on everything from job performance accomplishments to behaviors modeling a companyís culture, beliefs and values, explained Byam.

ìOne of the most common challenges in business today is that managers are too busy to effectively and consistently recognize their team members,î explained Byam. ìGive a WOW! reduces a companyís reliance on managers as the sole recognition providers. Instead, Give a WOW! makes recognition peer-to-peer driven, encouraging team members at all levels of an organization to get involved in the recognition process. Itís an affordable and time-saving management tool that can immediately foster an overall recognition culture within any organization,î he said.

Give a WOW! joins Terryberryís growing array of informal recognition products such as Recognize Me!, a tool to help managers support day-to day employee recognition with more spontaneity and informality while complementing Terryberryís time-tested formal recognition programs.

The Terryberry Company has helped organizations develop recognition programs to motivate and retain employees for more than 90 years. Terryberry has built an international reputation for its customized recognition and award programs which feature the highest quality employee recognition awards. Based in Grand Rapids, Mich., Terryberry develops and manages employee recognition programs for more than 25,000 organizations worldwide.