Scorecard
Holiday Program Burden Scorecard
Measure the true cost and manual work behind the holiday program you run today.
See what your program costs youWhy it matters
The holidays are when your recognition gap shows most
Parties, gifts, and year-end messages reach the people at desks. They quietly miss the frontline, the remote, the off-shift, and anyone who doesn't celebrate in December.
Most leaders never see the gap, because the program looks fine from where they sit.
89%
of executives believe their organization does well on appreciation.
Only 41% of workers agree.
Source: Deloitte
59%
of managers say they give recognition regularly.
Only 35% of employees say they receive it.
Source: Gallup
61%
of workers are negatively affected during the holiday season.
Source: Monster Holiday Work-Life Balance Poll
Your playbook
Your holiday toolkit, in three steps
Everything here is free and ready to use, whether you run recognition by hand or on a platform. Work through it in order: see where your program stands, plan for everyone, then celebrate.
Interactive
Open the holiday desk
Chapter One: Recognition Doesn't Take a Holiday
Prefer to explore? Step into the holiday desk and open five tools in one interactive experience.
Start now
Scorecard
Interactive
Year-End Recognition Audit
Every year-end review looks at your people. This one looks at your program.
Find who your program missed
November
Guide
The December Dilemma
A recognition calendar for every tradition your team actually holds.
Recognize every tradition
Interactive
A Tale of Two Managers
Everyone assumes they are Fezziwig. So did Scrooge.
Enable your managers
Guide
The Holiday Gift Guide, by Budget
Find what your employees actually want this year, at the budget you actually have.
Find the right gift
Connects Celebrates
Give a holiday gift that matters, without the work that usually comes with it
Connects Celebrates is the Inspirus digital holiday program. You set the budget. Each employee chooses a gift that means something to them, from over 100 million rewards across gift cards, merchandise, and experiences.
A holiday program is easier to feel than to describe. The video at the top of this page follows one employee through hers, from the first message to the gift at her door.
What your employees open
- A festive eCard arrivesThe holiday experience opens with a digital card built for your company.
- A personal note from youYour message to the team comes first, before anything else.
- They choose their own giftEach employee picks from thousands of brands, within the budget you set.
Brands your employees already know, including
FAQ
Holiday recognition questions, answered
How do you recognize employees who don't celebrate Christmas?
Time recognition to the traditions your people actually observe, and give managers room to acknowledge what matters to their own teams. Pair every greeting with a thank-you for specific work. For employees who observe no holiday at all, a year-end message that names their contribution reaches them too.
See the recognition calendarHow do you include frontline and remote employees in holiday recognition?
Match the channel to the person. Frontline and off-shift employees often can't receive recognition that depends on an inbox, a login, or an all-hands meeting. Printed notes, manager one-to-ones, and gifts sent home reach them. Remote employees need to be named specifically, not just invited.
Find who your program missedWhat's the difference between a holiday greeting and holiday recognition?
A greeting wishes someone a happy holiday. Recognition names what they did. A company-wide happy holidays email is a card. A note that thanks someone for a specific contribution this year is recognition, and it's the one people remember.
Get the message examplesWhen should HR start planning holiday recognition?
Before December. Diwali, Dia de los Muertos, and often Hanukkah land in October or November, and gift programs, manager guidance, and messages all take time to prepare. Start by measuring the manual work in your current program while there's still time to change it.
Take the program burden scorecardGet your holiday program
The season starts December 1. Your program can start today.
Tell us a little about your team, and we'll show you what a holiday program could look like for your people and your budget.
- A festive eCard and a personal note from your company
- Gifts each employee chooses, from over 100 million rewards
- A program sized to the budget you set
Tell us about your team
We'll follow up with options that fit your team.