When should you recognize employees? Well, in an ideal world you would reward them every time they did something right. Even if that “reward” was just a pat on the back paired with honest praise, your employee would understand that you liked what they did. This “carrot” approach to motivation signals to the brain that a certain behavior should be repeated. Consistent employee recognition has been shown to increase retention, engagement, and motivation. However, you can’t very well hover over every single employee, rewarding them for every properly done task. Managers and owners must instead prioritize the most important occasions for recognition. The following tips will help you understand when to recognize employees. (more…)
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When to Recognize your Employees
Monday, September 21st, 200925 Staff Appreciation and Recognition Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Employees are the heart of any business. Disgruntled or apathetic employees can suck the energy out of the sales transaction they perform. On the other hand, engaged employees pass on their enthusiasm to customers. In fact, customers are more likely to become engaged if they are served by passionate employees. In other words, Engaged Employees are a boost to any business’ bottom line. Yet most office environments inspire apathy, not excitement. As psychologist Tom Muha recently wrote in an article for The Capital, recent polls show that “only 29% of employees in a typical company are actively engaged in their job.” Fortunately, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to boost employee engagement. Affordable staff appreciation activities can boost engagement, partially through relationship building.
Employee Recognition: Engagement Fuel
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
What do Costco, Google, and Wegman’s have in common? More than you might think. All three successfully forge emotional connections with guests, earning them some of the highest Customer Engagement scores in their industries. But the key trait that all three share? They all go out of their way to recognize and reward employees.