So how do you motivate existing employees and keep them hungry and passionate without necessarily giving them substantial pay increases or bonuses? How do you increase employee engagement, and more importantly, loyalty?

What are the best methods to increase employee engagement and encourage them to bring their full selves to work every day?

When you recognize people effectively, you reinforce, with your chosen means of recognition, the actions and behaviors you most want to see people repeat. Your recognition reinforces the employee's understanding of how you would like to see him or her contributing in the workplace.