Posts tagged with: HR Tips

Recognising people is the easy part. Working out whether a gift exists in Germany, checking exchange rates and chasing parcels across borders is where the hours disappear. Here's how HR teams send personalised cards and gift cards to employees from one place, without the admin.

Most people create their first Thankbox for one occasion, then realise appreciation works best when it's regular. From sharing credit packs across your team to topping up your gifting wallet once and personalising cards with your own photos, here are the small changes thousands of organisations use to make appreciation effortless.

Most people sit down to write a Christmas message and end up writing something generic. After seeing millions of Christmas eCards come together, we've noticed the ones people remember rarely start with "Merry Christmas". They start with a project, a joke, a photo or a person. Here's how to get past the blinking cursor.

Kudos is a powerful recognition platform, but its points system, interface, and analytics don't suit every team. This guide compares the top Kudos alternatives including Matter, Guusto, Awardco, and Thankbox, breaking down each platform's strengths so HR teams and managers can find the right fit for their culture, budget, and recognition goals.

Motivosity is a comprehensive, social-first recognition platform, but its non-transparent pricing and broad feature set don't suit every team. This guide compares the top Motivosity alternatives including Thankbox, Bucketlist Rewards, Kudos, and Matter, to help HR teams find a platform that matches their budget, scale, and recognition style.

Guusto is a well-regarded employee recognition platform, but it isn't the right fit for every team. This guide breaks down the top alternatives from peer-to-peer recognition tools like Nectar and Bonusly to group gifting platforms like Thankbox, helping HR teams and managers find the solution that best matches their culture, budget, and recognition goals.

When a colleague is grieving, most people want to reach out but don't know how and so they say nothing at all. This piece follows one team who used a Thankbox to share condolences collectively, removing the pressure of finding the perfect words and a proper way to show up.

A signed card can say thank you, but it rarely shows what that support actually made possible. This piece follows one charity's decision to replace their annual donor card with something better. Discover how charities are using shared, story-driven thank-yous to create real connections with donors and sponsors.

At the Edinburgh People Power Summit in February 2026, HR and people leaders gathered for a candid day of conversation covering management, culture, performance, and the growing case for employee appreciation. Continue reading to learn what were the key themes and why they are important.

Why employee appreciation works, why sceptics exist and how to win them over. Lessons from DisruptHR Edinburgh on designing recognition that feels real, personal and aligned to business outcomes.