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Scaling a business is exciting, but it’s rarely easy. Growth introduces new pressures that affect everyone, from your leadership team to your front-line employees. If it’s not handled thoughtfully, scaling can lead to burnout, turnover, and even a loss of faith in leadership—costing your organization time, money, and momentum.

The start of a new year gives organizations a natural reset point. Employees return with fresh energy, new goals, and a desire for clarity about what’s ahead. But motivation doesn’t sustain itself; it requires intentional structure, thoughtful communication, and environments that support people in doing their best work.

Employee recognition has evolved from a simple pat on the back to a strategic retention tool. Employees who receive monthly recognition are four times more likely to envision a long‑term career at their company. Medium‑to‑large organizations in 2026 face distributed workforces, heightened competition for skilled talent and an expectation for instant, personal and meaningful rewards.

Casual Fridays are nice, free snacks are great, beer cards on Fridays, awesome. However, giving employees work perks that save them money and time aren't always good enough when the goal is raising employee loyalty. Here are a few unique work perks that are a great was to push your loyalty program over the top and keep your employees sticking around for the long-term.

Employee turnover is constantly on the mind of human resources professionals in all types of organizations. However, once you see the infographic from TribeHR below you might put some urgency behind an employee retention initiative. On average, a new employee costs over $57,000 in lost productivity, on-boarding costs, benefits application, and that figure does not even include the cost of training. For the cost of $57,000 could pay a junior level employee for an entire year, which has much greater potential to have a lasting impact on your business than simply bringing on a new employee. Want to lower the cost of employee turnover? Keep your current employees on board! Make sure employees feel appreciated through recognition of exceptional actions. Provide opportunity for learning and growth through professional development. When employees feel appreciated and feel like their employers are investing in them, employee turnover will decrease and retention rates will rise.