Employee of the Quarter Awards
Whether you're managing a small department or a nationwide team, presenting a formal award each quarter helps build a culture of appreciation and high performance. Our curated collection of trophies, plaques, and pins ensures you'll find the perfect way to celebrate your top performers.
Why Recognize Employees Quarterly?
Quarterly recognition is the sweet spot between annual awards and real-time praise. It creates a rhythm of motivation throughout the year and provides frequent opportunities to celebrate employee contributions—without waiting for year-end reviews or annual banquets.
- Promotes consistent performance and accountability
- Boosts morale and retention across all departments
- Encourages friendly competition and team engagement
- Aligns employees with company values and KPIs
Types of Employee of the Quarter Awards
Successories offers a variety of custom recognition products suitable for quarterly award programs. Whether you're looking for formal presentation pieces or simple tokens of appreciation, we've got options for every budget and style.
- Crystal Trophies: Elegant and timeless, perfect for top-tier recognition.
- Custom Plaques: Engraved with names, dates, and personalized messages.
- Lapel Pins: Wearable reminders of achievement and loyalty.
- Motivational Gifts: Branded items like tumblers, journals, or desk décor that inspire and delight.
Employee of the Quarter Plaque
Perpetual plaques are a popular and lasting way to celebrate Employee of the Quarter winners in a visible, central location such as a lobby, breakroom, or conference area. These plaques are designed with individual nameplates that can be updated each quarter, making them a cost-effective and elegant solution for ongoing recognition.
Instead of handing out a new award every time, a perpetual plaque allows you to build a lasting tribute to team excellence. As new winners are announced, engraved nameplates are added to the display—turning a single plaque into a living timeline of achievement.
- Holds 4, 8, 12 or more names for quarterly programs throughout the year
- Engraved nameplates easily updated with each new recipient
- Wall-mounted display adds professionalism and visibility to your program
Photo Perpetual Plaques: Put Faces to Recognition
Want to make your recognition wall even more engaging? Our Photo Perpetual Plaques feature both nameplates and photo slots, allowing you to showcase each winner's image alongside their name and the date of their award. It's a powerful way to make recognition feel personal, and it lets your entire team see the real people behind the success.
Whether you choose a classic wood-and-metal design or a modern photo-enhanced layout, Successories makes it easy to manage and update your Employee of the Quarter plaque throughout the year so your recognition stays consistent, visible, and valued.
Customize Your Awards for a Personal Touch
Each Employee of the Quarter award can be personalized with your company logo, recipient name, the quarter and year, or a custom message of appreciation. Successories offers fast turnaround times, bulk pricing, and digital proofs to ensure your awards arrive exactly as you envisioned.
Why Choose Employee of the Quarter Over Employee of the Month?
While Employee of the Month programs are a popular choice, many organizations find that quarterly recognition offers greater flexibility, impact, and sustainability. Here's why you might opt for an Employee of the Quarter program instead:
- More Time for Meaningful Evaluation: Quarterly recognition gives managers more time to observe and evaluate performance, making the award feel more thoughtful and less rushed.
- Higher Prestige & Visibility: Because it happens less frequently, an Employee of the Quarter award carries more weight. Recipients are more likely to feel truly honored—and others are more motivated to earn it.
- Easier to Maintain Consistently: Monthly programs can be time-consuming and hard to manage, especially for smaller teams. A quarterly cadence ensures the program remains sustainable while maintaining its impact.
- Better Alignment with Business Cycles: Quarterly awards often line up with fiscal or performance review cycles, making it easier to connect recognition to KPIs and company goals.
- Increased Participation & Excitement: With fewer awards, each one becomes more competitive and anticipated, which can drive stronger engagement and performance.
Ultimately, whether you recognize monthly or quarterly depends on your team size, goals, and company culture—but many businesses find that less frequent, more impactful recognition leads to better results and more genuine appreciation.
Start Your Quarterly Recognition Program Today
Building a high-performing team starts with recognizing effort regularly. Whether you’re launching a new program or upgrading an existing one, Successories makes it easy to create an impactful Employee of the Quarter tradition. Explore our full collection and give your top contributors the recognition they’ve earned—every quarter, without fail.