38 years ago, the penultimate pop funk band Earth Wind & Fire gave the world a classic: Shining Star. Released during their peak years, Shining Star delivered the uplifting, positive message that was so needed during the mid-70s. Nearly four decades later, the lyrics still ring true, and got me thinking about employee recognition. Your Read More

  Research shows that people leave managers, not companies. So how can you become a good leader and keep your employees engaged? Check out the top traits that will make you a good leader.   Be a Good Communicator A good leader should be able to convey their vision to their team. Your words have Read More

Actively disengaged employees continue to outnumber engaged employees by nearly two to one. This implies that at the global level, work is more often a source of frustration than one of fulfillment. In South Africa, the picture is far worse… According to an article published by FIN24 on the 10th of August 2017 by Amanda Read More

As Arlie Hochschild, a sociologist and author, wrote in her 1997 book Time Bind: Home had become work and work had become home. The importance of a good company culture now has research backing it up. In offices with good company culture, employees are happy to come to work. Recent studies only prove that the Read More

Overwhelmed by your new management role? Teamphoria is here to help! Whether you’re moving to a new management role within the same company or a different company, Teamphoria has all the tools that new managers need. Check out our 5 tips for new managers below.   Get to know your employees Spend time with your Read More

  Stop with the generic employee recognitions: Recognition for “Employee of the Month” is a thing of the past. Let your team members know what they are doing well instead of recognizing them for a generic award. Team members will feel more satisfied knowing why they are being recognized and will more likely repeat those Read More

  Lauren here, head of Customer Success at Teamphoria. Our team speaks with hundreds of clients each week and we always hear how easy it is to use Teamphoria. Our partners and clients also enjoy telling us how it has changed their organizations. At Teamphoria, we offer three different levels of our solution: Engage, Perform, Read More

With the end of the year nearing, employee performance reviews are on every organization’s mind. Teamphoria is your one stop shop for everything performance reviews, and now we’re adding a new feature: performance scoring. Allow your managers to score their direct reports on a scale of 1-10  after each section of the review to provide Read More

Input new employee information before their start date. This way on their first day, their welcome card will appear on the Activity Feed. This lets your other Teamphoria users know who the new person in the office is. Challenge new team members to send a certain amount of employee recognition within their first month. Incentivize Read More