If your end-of-year strategy involves a stack of branded mugs and a company-wide “thank you” email, it might be time to rethink your recognition game.
In this funny, practical session, executive coach Leila Bulling Towne reveals how leaders and HR pros can replace transactional gestures with relational impact. You’ll explore why gifts often stand in for genuine conversations, how to make appreciation personal (without being awkward), and how to use recognition to strengthen both internal and external partnerships.
Key Takeaways:
- Why “giving gifts” isn’t the same as showing gratitude.
- How to read the difference between appreciation and avoidance.
- What authentic recognition looks like for employees, peers, and stakeholders.
- Simple, non-cheesy ways to end the year with real connection, not just a card.
Meet the Presenter
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Leila Bulling Towne
Leila Bulling Towne is the creator of AwesomeLeader.com and founder of The Bulling Towne Group. She’s been featured in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, NBC.com, Inc magazine and the BBC.com. She’s also the host of the podcast, “The Leadership Shot.” Her clients range from startup executives to super smart technical people managing teams for the first-time leaders with EQ challenges to newly promoted directors with a new span of control, to seasoned execs at Fortune 500 companies. Her sweet spots include emotional intelligence, teamwork and collaboration, executive presence, leadership brand, self-esteem as a high achiever, teamwork dysfunction and 1:1 “training” in leadership and management skills. She has over 250,000 online students.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.