 |
Recognition in company newsletter. |
 |
Write
three things you appreciate about each member of your team and
give it to them. |
 |
Lunch barbecue for employees hosted by
management. |
 |
"Night-on-the-town" certificates including child
care. |
 |
Catch people doing something right! |
 |
Celebrate holidays not usually celebrated such as
Polish independence day and summer
solstice. |
 |
Take
a ferry ride along with sack lunches as a field
trip. |
 |
Let
individual departments set up their own recognition
programs. |
 |
Thank people publicly by e-mail. |
 |
Pizza certificates -- good for a free
pizza. |
 |
Give
out large, gold chocolate coins. |
 |
Team
treats (cookies, bagels, lattes). |
 |
Ping
pong table. |
 |
Tickets to sports events. |
 |
Handwritten notes. |
 |
Company-wide morale-building meetings (music/slide
shows). |
 |
Flexible work arrangements (starting/ending
time). |
 |
Adoption assistance. |
 |
Recognize improvement, not just top
performers! |
 |
Secret pal (peer-to-peer) -- periodic gifts or
remembrances commemorating special personal
events. |
 |
When
introducing new employees to current employees, describe each
current employee with an example of something great that he or
she did on the job. |
|