Blueboard is a San Francisco based startup helping clients use experiences as recognition, in place of traditional methods like the classic (and boring) Amazon gift card.

On todays' show Jon interveiws Blueboard founders Taylor Smith and Kevin Yip. Topics include why experience based reconnitions is so powerful, and how millenials have different needs than more senior employees.

Find BlueBoard online:

http://blueboard.com and on Twitter: @blueboard

Mentioned on the show:

Google Founder Awards: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/2015/07/google-found-out-that-giving-its-employees-trips-to-hawaii-is-better-than-1m-awards

Gallups' State of the Global Workplace report: http://www.gallup.com/services/178517/state-global-workplace.aspx

Book recommendations:

Punished by Reward, by Alfie Kohn: http://www.alfiekohn.org/punished-rewards

Drive, the surprising truth about what motivates us, by Dan Pink: http://www.danpink.com/books/drive

Eat Mor Chicken - Inspire More People, by S. Truett Cathy: http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Mor-Chikin-Inspire-People/dp/1929619081

 

You can also find all the links for todays show at http://happyways.com/blueboard

 

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