Relevant reading we recommend.

This collection includes some of the best thinking we've found on recognition, culture, results, and growth. If you know of other great articles, please let us know.

• Heading for the exit

  Investing in rewards now can spare employers from attrition later when the economy rebounds.

• The Stress Test—Steering your workforce through turbulent times.

  Executives who don't recognize and address counterproductive emotional issues will have difficulty moving their organizations forward.

• O.C. Tanner's Appreciation Approach

  O.C. Tanner spent a year analyzing their own company to find the greatest motivation method. The results are like recognition 2.0, or, as they call it, "Appreciateology."

• Workforce Management: Special Report on Rewards & Incentives: Early Engagement, Long Relationship?

  Employers are trying to build loyalty through recognition that starts from day one. Timeliness and frequency are key.