How does employee recognition affect productivity?

Employee recognition affects productivity by increasing it. Companies that recognize their employees see productivity, performance, and engagement levels 14% higher than their competitors, who don't have employee recognition programs.

In addition, being recognized increases employees' happiness, and happy workers are 13% more productive than unhappy ones. 80% of employees also say they're motivated to work harder when their work is recognized, while just 40% say that a demanding boss or a fear of losing their jobs motivates them to do the same.