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Every business wants to get off to a fast start in the new year. The easiest way to do that is to increase employee performance and ensure you’re getting the best out of your whole workforce right at the start of the first quarter. Here are five ways to maintain and increase employee performance in 2023.

According to the CDC, it's estimated that chronic diseases cost healthcare providers and employers $36.4 billion dollars per year. As these costs skyrocket, employers are starting to ask themselves how they can better support employee health in the new year. From fostering work-life balance to rewarding employees for adopting healthy habits, we've outlined the top 5 ways employers can help improve employees' overall health.

Keeping employees feeling engaged, motivated, and satisfied is crucial to employee retention and organizational success. Team building activities provide a medium for employees to build trust, integrity, and valuable relationships. These activities can bring people together which increases employee engagement with the organization as a whole. This can be especially effective for building connections among an increasingly remote workforce. Following are what we consider the 5 best team building activities to increase employee engagement.
 

The importance of employee feedback can’t be overstated when it comes to business success.  A large NIH study concluded that “feedback can be more effective and less aversive than its past,” but it needs to be executed thoughtfully. Employee surveys should touch on important components of engagement like employee satisfaction, alignment, and future goals. If you’re looking for ways to get valuable employee feedback, we’ve got you covered.

Here are the top 5 ways to effectively gather employee feedback:

GiftCard Partners recently received its 9th national “Best and Brightest” award from the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The Best and Brightest awards recognize the most influential, trend-setting companies across the country that deliver exceptional human resource practices and an impressive commitment to their employees. This announcement comes shortly after GiftCard Partners was recognized for a 5th time as a Boston Best and Brightest Companies to Work For^®.