If you don\u2019t yet have an employee recognition program set up inside your company and you\u2019ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, this short article is for you.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll cut through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter, then outline in broad strokes how you can go about creating one.\u00a0 If that sounds good to you, let\u2019s jump right in and take a closer look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First let\u2019s talk about the why. The reason you need a recognition program of\nsome kind at your company is this: Study\nafter study confirms that the workforce is changing. As it changes, the needs that drive your\nemployees change, by definition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gone are the days when paying someone a decent hourly wage\nwas enough to keep them. Your employees\nwant more than that. They want to be\nrecognized for their achievements, both by you and by their peers. If they can\u2019t get that recognition from you,\nsooner or later, they\u2019re going to get it from somewhere else. On that day, you\u2019ll find yourself losing your\nbest and brightest talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bottom line is that an employee recognition program\nimproves morale, increases productivity and increases your employee retention\nrate. Those are powerful benefits, and\nthey\u2019re yours for the taking, which brings us to the how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Setting up an employee recognition program is both easier\nand harder than you think. In its\nsimplest form, your recognition program could be little more than a\n\u2018recognition wall\u2019 where every month, you place a plaque with the name of an\nemployee who did an outstanding job in the service of your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s a decent start but of course, that\u2019s only the\nbeginning. If you truly want your\nrecognition program to be effective, you\u2019re going to need buy in from both your\nmanagement team and your employees themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start by having a meeting. \nBring everyone together and tell them you\u2019re considering creating a\nrecognition program. Ask your employees\nthemselves for input. Form an\nemployee-based committee to help you design and implement the recognition\nprogram. Make them a vital part of the\nprocess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By giving them some ability to shape not only the form and\nstructure of the program but how awards and recognition are handled, you\u2019ll be\namazed at the level of enthusiasm and buy in you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally you, as the company\u2019s owner, have the final say in\nits form and structure, and you\u2019ll do well to provide your employee committee\nwith some guidance about the kinds of behaviors and accomplishments you\u2019re most\ninterested in recognizing, but once you\u2019ve given them some parameters to work\nwith, by all means, step back and see what they can create from those\nparameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember, you have the final say so if what they come up\nwith isn\u2019t to your liking, you can always tweak or change it, or send them back\nto the drawing board to try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process should be fun and iterative and by the end,\nyou\u2019ll have a robust recognition program that everyone from you to your\nmanagers to your employees will be proud of!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you don\u2019t yet have an employee recognition program set up inside your company and you\u2019ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, this short article is for you.\u00a0 We\u2019ll cut through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter, then outline in broad strokes how you can go about creating one.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[656],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employee-recognition-2"],"yoast_head":"\n