Editor’s Note: The full 2012 Top Places to Work rankings, top company profiles, and more will be featured in a special 44-page magazine available in the Boston Sunday Globe and at www.bostonglobe.com/topplaces starting Sunday.

The large monitor in the lobby of Globoforce is filled with a cascading stream of recognition for employees who go the extra mile: working late, delivering a project early, lending a hand, sharing knowledge.