Employee recognition: The Key to Building a World-Class Culture with Bucketlist Reward's CEO, Jason Lindstrom (#7)

Although some companies may be enjoying lower turnover rates, employees and leaders are still leaving companies at a rapid rate - often because of a lack of recognition for their contributions. Jason Lindstrom, CEO at Bucketlist Rewards, says when people are deeply aligned around meaningful purpose and vision, and are acknowledged for living your culture and values, you can lower your turnover rate by 20%, 30% or 40%.

Highlights:

[3:12] Where do companies tend to go wrong with their culture?

[6:04] Introducing prospective employees to your culture

[6:58] Bringing values alive with a peer-to-peer recognition program

[8:53] Culture and brand

[11:08] Keeping everyone in sync with your culture, even if a staffer isn’t living your values

[15:38] Wrong and right ways to do employee recognition

[23:07] Identifying the need for a new or augmented recognition program

[27:18] How do your people want to be rewarded?

[30:37] Could culture and peer-to-peer recognition be used as measuring sticks for leadership succession planning?

[33:10] Working around executive pushback responses to rewards and recognition programs

Guest Bio:

Jason Lindstrom, CEO, Bucketlist Rewards

Jason Lindstrom is the founder and CEO of Bucketlist Rewards, a leading employee recognition platform. Jason believes in the importance of employee appreciation that helps companies create success by motivating people to grow and thrive. He has worked with hundreds of organizations, helping them roll out effective recognition programs. He’s worked with companies like the NBA’s Orlando Magic, Royal Bank of Canada, University of Texas Arlington, and Stamford Hospital.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondlindstrom/?originalSubdomain=ca

https://bucketlistrewards.com/

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