Ideas for Recognizing Your Employees
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Rewarding and recognizing people boosts morale, increases engagement, and results in a more productive working environment. Expressing appreciation for the contribution someone has made to the organization motivates them to continue their hard work. When we reward and recognize behaviors and performance we want to see more of, other people are more likely to repeat that behavior, too. Leaders are often concerned that rewarding and recognizing others is costly. There are a variety of ways to creatively recognize your people without blowing your budget. Here are a few ideas:
Individual Rewards
- Coffee or a meal with an executive officer, such as the CEO or VP
- Up-front/special parking space
- Create a token of appreciation/point system/go the extra mile program that rewards employees by providing tokens/points/certificates that can be traded in for gift cards, office supplies, etc.
- Company apparel
- Work from home/virtual day
- One on one meetings with the team member to recognize performance and give a sincere ‘thank-you’
- Additional PTO or free day off work
- Thank you cards or a hand-written note
- Display a recognition board in your department to feature team members and their accomplishments
- Have a quarterly or yearly awards ceremony centered around values or strategic goals
- Team member nominated awards
- Wear jeans day, or another dress code privilege
- Support what they support, contribute time or finances to a charitable cause of the employee’s choice.
- Start meetings off with the individual or team’s weekly wins and time to recognize a coworker’s job well done.
- Give people opportunities for development and additional responsibilities
- Special projects based on their interest
- Celebrate birthday and work anniversaries
- Recognize people on your organization’s social media accounts
- Monetary bonus or shares in company stock program
Team Rewards
- Team lunch or dinner
- Celebrate team accomplishments with a party or off-campus field trip
- Plan an event the team can bring their families to enjoy as well
- If your team uses metrics, turn it into a game inspiring a little friendly competition. Reward the winners, but everyone benefits from the fun.
- Support what they support – volunteer or contribute as a team to a charitable organization
