Tips About Employee Recognition and Awards

Tips Concerning Employee Recognition and Awards
According to Brian Tracy the top 3 employee motivators are…
1.) Money 2.) Acknowledged Achievment 3.) Paid time off
Not necessarily in that order.
If your company has an employee recognition program it’s a wonderful plan to implement all three of these.
First you can affix recognition to "above and beyond" activities and goal achievement as negotiated in an upfront performance requirement. The key here is the “Above and Beyond”. Please do not reward your employees for just doing the standards of their job descriptions. That’s like rewarding a student with an “A” for showing up to class… you have to deserve it. Rewards should solely be based off of merit. Recognition comes in many forms one of which is not a sticky note on the computer saying “wonderful job”. You should take the time to have an award personalized to their achievement as well as personalized with their name. If you choose to give out an award whether it’s weekly, monthly or yearly, make sure you add the sizzle. Have the event catered (or at least bring cookies), call an all staff meeting, prepare a great speech on the accomplishments and how the organization is proud to “reward” individuals for going above and beyond. The bar has now been raised. Set the goal higher and reward generously if it’s achieved.
Second, financial bonuses can be applied to certain exceptional achievements too. In a recent survey that asked employees what motivates them, money was much lower in the hierarchy but it was dually noted that these surveys can be contaminated by diverse upbringings. dad told us to never talk about money and the “Love of money is the root of all evil”. It’s assumed people don’t want to be considered shallow or immoral for being motivated by money. When supervisors where interviewed on what they thought motivated employees money ranked a great deal higher.
And lastly you can add a bonus PTO day with no strings attached. Nowadays it’s harder then ever to take time off. A “Free” day off with pay is a great motivator, even though they may still have to do a little work to stay caught up.
There is always opportunity for employee reward and recognition activities that usually build positive morale in the work surroundings.
Rewards and recognition that help both the employer and the employee get what they need from work are a win-win situation. Make this the year you plan a recognition process that will "wow" your staff and "wow" you with its positive outcomes.

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