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Employee rewards and recognition go a long way to increase productivity and foster a positive work culture – here are five ways to reward and recognize your hard-working employees. Visit http://www.risesmart.com/ for employee recognition ideas.
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5 WAYS TO REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES Regardless of what stage of their career lifecycle in which they may currently be, one universal truth about
your employees is that they all want to know their hard work is appreciated. However, some managers believe
the only thing their employees need to feel valued is a paycheck. This just isn’t true. Giving hard-working
employees recognition for their effort and rewarding them for their achievements can result in increased
productivity and an emboldened workforce.
Here are five great ways to reward and recognize your hard working employees:
1. Praise: The most overt way of rewarding employees is by praising them for the work they’ve done.
Meaningful praise shows your employees that you really care about them. However, you want to avoid using
generic emails or cards because they can cheapen the gesture and make them feel as though it’s an obligation
rather than proper recognition. Instead, give them a handwritten note or pull them aside for a private
conversation to let them know how much you appreciate their efforts. This can create ongoing dialogue about
their performance while keeping them headed in the proper direction.
2. Awards: A paycheck isn’t always enough – sometimes employees need more incentive to go the extra mile
for the company, and a paycheck is only enough for them to work according to the most basic levels of their
job description. By awarding your employees with gift cards, free lunches, tickets to sporting events, or other
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prizes, you’re giving them something distinguishable to work towards. This also encourages them to produce
high-quality work in hopes of receiving a prize.
3. Flexibility: This is one of the best ways you can reward an employee who has gone above and beyond their
duties. What managers sometimes forget, though, is that their employees make personal sacrifices in order to
achieve this level of effort. They may have worked through lunch, stayed late, or arrived early. When
employees put in extra time to exceed your expectations, you can reward them by giving them time away
from the office. If they’ve stayed late, why not let them come in an hour or two later the next day? Perhaps
you could even give them a day off. An ideal work-life balance is extremely rewarding, and giving them time
outside the office allows your employees to stay satisfied with their employment.
4. Visibility: It’s easy for the exceptional employees to become lost in the crowd, making them feel
undervalued. Such feeling of discontent lowers their productivity and takes a toll on the quality of their work.
Those who feel they’re doing excellent work for the company but not being recognized for it are likely to seek
other job opportunities. Create a work culture that showcases those employees who are doing an exceptional
job through “Employee of the Month” programs, or by simply verbally recognizing them during the next office
meeting. Recognizing employees as leaders amongst their peers makes them feel validated and frames them
as a good example for their colleagues to follow.
5. Responsibility: Lastly, the amount of responsibility you give an employee should directly correlate with how
capable you believe they are. Selecting certain employees to take the lead on important projects or giving
them the ability to make judgment calls without oversight shows them that you believe they’re up to the
challenge. Ultimately, reward your hardest working employees by giving them more responsibility and a bump
in pay to go with it. Giving them a raise in shows them that their hard work was worth it, and that by
continuing to put in extra effort they can ascend through the company’s ranks.
Rewarding your employees for their extra efforts is essential for keeping them inspired to produce quality
work, which is good for both them and the company as a whole.
About RiseSmart RiseSmart, a Randstad company, is a leading provider of contemporary career transition services that
strengthen employer brands, improve retention and re-engage talent. RiseSmart's contemporary approach to
outplacement combines personalized services from trained professionals with unmatched technology
delivered through a convenient, cloud-based platform.
For more information about how enterprise career management can help you, visit
http://www.risesmart.com.