When Recognition backfires…

At my company, when a colleague does something great – secures a new account, exceeds a goal, etc. – everyone is called into the lobby. The person’s supervisor announces what she did and she has to dance in front of everyone. I’ve heard that public speaking is the most common fear, and public dancing has [...]

76 Tips on Employee Recognition

Here are a few ideas on unique ways to reward your employees. Whether you agree with them or not, this list might help you to think out of the box and see what possibilities are out there, to come up with ideas that fit your organization or team. These tips are taken from a list [...]

Recognition does not require a budget

Scene from “What Women Want” In an earlier scene: NICK rushing through the lobby and straight into Erin who nearly drops her armful of boxes. ERIN’s thoughts: Oh, god! He nearly killed me. Too bad he missed. Recognition is one of our human needs http://www.ruralhealth.utas.edu.au/comm-lead/images/Maslows-needs-Pyramid.jpg While we can “survive” without it, we might not function [...]