Rewarding
your employees with recognition
beats rewarding with money
Fact: What
most motivates the people who work for you is…recognition.
Believe
it or not! Studies show employees find recognition for
a job well done more motivating than money. Knowing
that what you do is important and appreciated is the
best reward.
Do you
ever call an employee into your office --just to thank
him or her for good work or special effort? How about
writing a personal note on an employee's paycheck envelope?
Maybe
you lack the time or creativity to devise appropriate
rewards. 1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob
Nelson presents a variety of ways to say thank you.
Here
are some tips from the book:
Try
to catch your employees doing something right, not wrong. Then reward the behavior. Encourage employees to
repeat it. Managers must serve as coaches, says author
Bob Nelson.
Simply
asking for employee involvement is motivating. Many
employers offer rewards for employee suggestions and
ideas.
Rewards
and recognition provide a low-cost way of encouraging
employees.
Some
examples:
- Give your employee a two-hour
lunch --or better yet, a three-day weekend.
- Do your employee's least desirable
task for a day.
- Use employees in your ads or commercials.
- Establish a place to display photos,
memos or posters recognizing employee achievements.
- Buy your employee a subscription
to a journal, magazine or newsletter or pay their dues
to a professional organization.
- When you hear a positive remark
about an employee (from a customer or another employee,
for example) repeat it to that person as soon as possible.
Seek them out, if necessary.
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