…unless it’s a manage up. Messaging and celebrating the impact of an individual doesn’t have to be elaborate. A...
Recognize & Reward Success
Monitor your aspiring leader’s progress and when a new leadership skill is mastered, recognize and reward the new leader....
Recognize the right behavior right away. Don’t wait until it’s time for a quarterly or yearly recognition program. Make...
Confronting organizational issues gives the leader the opportunity to teach important lessons about behavioral norms and living the values...
As part of the Reward and Recognize principle, we encourage the development of systems and processes to notice and...
Organizations generally reward and recognize employees, but too often it has been the equivalent of a generic pat on...
Managing up ensures that the right behavior gets repeated—not just by the employee who originally performed the behavior, but...
If you’re feeling grateful it should be hard to also feel sorry for yourself. One way gratitude can change...
Conversations to re-recruit high performers are intended to have the high performer leave the conversation feeling appreciated, rejuvenated, and with...
Who provides unmistakable value within your organization? Who follows the standards for service excellence? When you see it, recognize...
One way to use data you’ve collected is to identify wins from the results and follow-up with a celebration....
Plan to recognize at least three individuals or teams for their exceptional work at your next employee forum. Include...
During one-on-one meetings with employees, provide specific praise in relation to the employee’s strengths. Communicate how the employee uses...
While introducing new team members to other employees in the organization, boast about their previous success, experience, and how...
Observe the right behaviors. For example: When employees are doing exceptional work, being especially helpful to others, and living...
Recognize an employee of the month for living out organizational values or create an opportunity for peers to reward...
Annual or 90-day goals broken into bite-sized pieces create the opportunity for small, achievable wins that build momentum and...
When you receive an email from a customer or client celebrating an individual who makes a difference in your...
Everyone makes a difference in the organization. Spend time during quarterly strategy sessions awarding individuals who have reached specific...
Set clear expectations by immediately recognizing individuals who are doing the right things in the right way.
Look for who is modeling what’s right today, and thank them. “The key to developing people is to catch...
Recognizing when things go well is one of the most effective ways to get more of what we want....
