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Baker's Dozen: Recognition 6. The TharpeRobbins Company Inc. Website: www.tharperobbins.com The TharpeRobbins Company is a privately held, ISO–certified provider of managed employee reward and recognition programs, which offers in-house creative services, software development, jewelry manufacturing and state-of-the-art distribution centers. TharpeRobbins is passionate about recognition because it knows an engaged workforce produces measurable business results. With the company's vast industry knowledge and expertise in outcome-based program design for a wide variety of clients—from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms—TharpeRobbins offers a unique perspective that helps its clients achieve attraction, retention and performance goals through employee engagement. Created through the 2007 merger of The Robbins Company, founded in 1892, and The Tharpe Company Inc., founded in 1981, TharpeRobbins also acquired Hinda Incentives in 2012, further strengthening its services to the industry. Services: • Onboarding • Length of service awards • Retirement • Safety • Peer-to-peer • eCards • Spot recognition Most important metrics: • Recognition program participation • Employee engagement • Employee retention 7. Michael C. Fina Website: www.mcfrecognition.com Michael C. Fina helps organizations engage their employees through recognition and incentive programs that not only align with core values and business goals, but also inspire people to do great things. Services: • Performance recognition • Milestone recognition programs celebrating service anniversary and retirement • Global rewards • Early recognition and onboarding • Peer-to-peer/manager-to-peer nomination programs • Sales incentives • On-the-spot awards • Wellness incentives • Safety recognition Most important metrics: • [20] Employee engagement • Employee retention HRO TODAY MAGAZINE | JULY/AUGUST 2013