A Better Employee Experience: Reward One Another
I was just reading a Facebook post of a friend asking what today would bring. My response to her post was “whatever you make it bring.” Then I got to thinking how that applies to employee rewards and recognition…….
I read a lot about employee rewards and the value they bring to increasing employee morale and employee engagement; to increase the employee experience. Rewards can be simple things; gift cards, lottery tickets, a quick team trip to the local coffee shop; a pair of show/movie tickets to an employee who has spent long days working on a project at the expense of his or her family so he or she can spend an evening with his or her spouse/partner/friend. They can also be huge bonuses and trips.
Well sometimes the boss needs your help. Sometimes the boss doesn’t get it. Sometimes the boss is so wrapped up in keeping you employed. Just because the boss doesn’t reward and recognize doesn’t mean it can’t be.
Who in your department deserves some special recognition and/or reward? How about you and your co-workers take up a small collection and recognize that person today?
Of course make an “event” of the recognition so the boss sees what you’ve done.
