Ideas for Recognition
Here are some examples of different levels of recognition activity:
Daily means of providing recognition:
o Saying "Thank you."
o Telling them they did a good job.
o Suggesting they join you for coffee.
o Asking for their opinions.
o Greeting them when they come in the morning.
o Showing interest in their personal interests.
o Smiling when you see them.
o Bragging about them to your boss (in their presence).
o Jotting small thank you notes to them.
o Having a refreshment with them after work.
o Saying something positive about their personal qualities.
Intermediate means of providing recognition:
o Taking them to lunch.
o Providing food at volunteer meetings.
o Letting them put their names on the products they produce.
o Buying the first round of beer for "the best crew of the month."
o Writing them a letter of commendation (with copies to personnel file and other appropriate people.)
o Getting a local radio station to mention them.
o Putting them on important task forces or committees.
o Giving the best parking space to the "employee of the month."
o Posting graphic displays, showing progress toward targets.
o Mentioning major contributors by name in your status reports to upper management.
o Having them present their results to higher-ups.
o Giving permission to go to a seminar, convention, or professional meeting, if possible at the organization’s expense.
o Writing articles about their performance for newsletters or newspapers.
o Having them present a training session to co-workers.
o Decorating their work area on their birthday.
o Having your boss write them a letter of thanks.
o Celebrating major accomplishments.
o Having them represent you at important meetings.
o Putting their picture on the bulletin board with news of their accomplishments.
o Cutting out articles and cartoons they might be interested in.
o Organizing informal chats with organization leadership.
Major means of providing recognition:
o Making special caps, shirts, belt buckles or lapel badges honoring the group.
o Encouraging them to write an article about some accomplishment at work.
o Giving a plaque, certificate, or trophy for being best employee, best crew, most improved results, etc.
o Offering tuition assistance.
o Buying them good equipment.
o Getting their picture in the paper for outstanding accomplishment.
o Giving additional responsibilities and a new title.
o Renting newspaper space to thank them.
o Putting up a banner celebrating a major accomplishment.
o Honoring them for years of service to the organization.
o Giving them a bigger office.
o Enlisting them in training staff and other volunteers.
o Involving them in the annual planning process.
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6Here are some examples of different levels of recognition activity:
Daily means of providing recognition:
o Saying "Thank you."
o Telling them they did a good job.
o Suggesting they join you for coffee.
o Asking for their opinions.
o Greeting them when they come in the morning.
o Showing interest in their personal interests.
o Smiling when you see them.
o Bragging about them to your boss (in their presence).
o Jotting small thank you notes to them.
o Having a refreshment with them after work.
o Saying something positive about their personal qualities.
Intermediate means of providing recognition:
o Taking them to lunch.
o Providing food at volunteer meetings.
o Letting them put their names on the products they produce.
o Buying the first round of beer for "the best crew of the month."
o Writing them a letter of commendation (with copies to personnel file and other appropriate people.)
o Getting a local radio station to mention them.
o Putting them on important task forces or committees.
o Giving the best parking space to the "employee of the month."
o Posting graphic displays, showing progress toward targets.
o Mentioning major contributors by name in your status reports to upper management.
o Having them present their results to higher-ups.
o Giving permission to go to a seminar, convention, or professional meeting, if possible at the organization’s expense.
o Writing articles about their performance for newsletters or newspapers.
o Having them present a training session to co-workers.
o Decorating their work area on their birthday.
o Having your boss write them a letter of thanks.
o Celebrating major accomplishments.
o Having them represent you at important meetings.
o Putting their picture on the bulletin board with news of their accomplishments.
o Cutting out articles and cartoons they might be interested in.
o Organizing informal chats with organization leadership.
Major means of providing recognition:
o Making special caps, shirts, belt buckles or lapel badges honoring the group.
o Encouraging them to write an article about some accomplishment at work.
o Giving a plaque, certificate, or trophy for being best employee, best crew, most improved results, etc.
o Offering tuition assistance.
o Buying them good equipment.
o Getting their picture in the paper for outstanding accomplishment.
o Giving additional responsibilities and a new title.
o Renting newspaper space to thank them.
o Putting up a banner celebrating a major accomplishment.
o Honoring them for years of service to the organization.
o Giving them a bigger office.
o Enlisting them in training staff and other volunteers.
o Involving them in the annual planning process.
Regards,
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From India, Bangalore
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Hi Pramod, All ideas were very good. I was impressed with the 'Parking lot' suggestion. I shall surely implement it in my company. Regards, Soumya Shankar
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Hello Promod,
Indeed, it was a very nice article which talks about the basic things that we tend to forget. If followed, they would lead to great results, especially in the areas of HR where they are very important. Hope you continue with such good postings.
Regards,
Pradeep
From India, Hyderabad
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Indeed, it was a very nice article which talks about the basic things that we tend to forget. If followed, they would lead to great results, especially in the areas of HR where they are very important. Hope you continue with such good postings.
Regards,
Pradeep
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Hi Soms and Pradeep,
Even I was impressed with the parking space, but it is not possible to implement in my company. I was impressed with arranging one's table; maybe we can do it with balloons or flowers on the occasion of one's birthday, anniversary, or employee of the month. Pradeep, I will try to contribute more like this. You can also check my other postings; you might be interested.
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Even I was impressed with the parking space, but it is not possible to implement in my company. I was impressed with arranging one's table; maybe we can do it with balloons or flowers on the occasion of one's birthday, anniversary, or employee of the month. Pradeep, I will try to contribute more like this. You can also check my other postings; you might be interested.
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Hi all!
Nice thoughts...
It would be really nice if we could follow at least some of these in our day-to-day work life. I would like to mention some good practices of my company in this context:
1) ARC - Awards, Recognition, and Celebration; this is done on a monthly basis, and people are recognized and rewarded for different things ranging from the achievement of targets to taking some initiatives.
2) Birthday celebrations - on someone's birthday, all the people in the office sign a card, and we give a packet of chocolates along with it to him/her in a gathering.
3) Canteen - there's no demarcation in the canteen for workers and managers; everybody sits at the same tables, and everybody washes his/her plate after eating!
I would like to add some more points here, but I'm running short of time now. Maybe later.
Bye, guys!
Lalita
From India, Madras
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Nice thoughts...
It would be really nice if we could follow at least some of these in our day-to-day work life. I would like to mention some good practices of my company in this context:
1) ARC - Awards, Recognition, and Celebration; this is done on a monthly basis, and people are recognized and rewarded for different things ranging from the achievement of targets to taking some initiatives.
2) Birthday celebrations - on someone's birthday, all the people in the office sign a card, and we give a packet of chocolates along with it to him/her in a gathering.
3) Canteen - there's no demarcation in the canteen for workers and managers; everybody sits at the same tables, and everybody washes his/her plate after eating!
I would like to add some more points here, but I'm running short of time now. Maybe later.
Bye, guys!
Lalita
From India, Madras
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Hi Pramod,
Nice article. Even though most of these ideas are very well-known and are practiced almost daily, knowing them categorically is worth pondering. These ideas will motivate the employees to put forth their best efforts.
Happy postings!
Cheers,
Sagarika R 8)
From India, Hyderabad
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Nice article. Even though most of these ideas are very well-known and are practiced almost daily, knowing them categorically is worth pondering. These ideas will motivate the employees to put forth their best efforts.
Happy postings!
Cheers,
Sagarika R 8)
From India, Hyderabad
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Thank you, Lalita, for sharing your company's practices. I look forward to hearing more from you. I am sure everyone will benefit if each person shares at least one or two practices on recognition that are implemented in your company. Even if you consider it a common practice, please do share it with us.
Sagarika, thank you for your comment. It is indeed helpful for us when things are clearly distinguished.
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Sagarika, thank you for your comment. It is indeed helpful for us when things are clearly distinguished.
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Hi Pramod,
The ideas presented by you are some very small things that actually make a big difference in an employee's life. These minor gestures make them feel recognized and generate a sense of belongingness among them, which, in turn, helps in improving their level of productivity.
To add on to it, we can also celebrate their personal achievements such as engagements, marriages, childbirth, purchase of a car, or a new house, etc.
Suggestions provided by other group members are also noteworthy.
Thanks, group.
Best Regards,
Upasna Kaushik
From India, Delhi
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The ideas presented by you are some very small things that actually make a big difference in an employee's life. These minor gestures make them feel recognized and generate a sense of belongingness among them, which, in turn, helps in improving their level of productivity.
To add on to it, we can also celebrate their personal achievements such as engagements, marriages, childbirth, purchase of a car, or a new house, etc.
Suggestions provided by other group members are also noteworthy.
Thanks, group.
Best Regards,
Upasna Kaushik
From India, Delhi
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Kaushik,
Yes, you are right. They are very small when we look from the employer's point of view, but a major difference from the employee's point of view. What I have come across is that we can write these down on a sheet of white paper. To implement this effectively takes a lot of time! So, do we need to appoint a separate HR personnel to look into these affairs regarding recognition, etc.?
From India, Bangalore
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Yes, you are right. They are very small when we look from the employer's point of view, but a major difference from the employee's point of view. What I have come across is that we can write these down on a sheet of white paper. To implement this effectively takes a lot of time! So, do we need to appoint a separate HR personnel to look into these affairs regarding recognition, etc.?
From India, Bangalore
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