“The right people are usually rewarded and recognized here.”
As a leader, I’ve been thinking about how to reward and recognize the right people. I score a 5/10 on this right now. There are some things I am doing well and some areas I can improve.
When I think of reward and recognition. A few things come to mind:
- First, identify the right people, and then reward them properly. Balancing recognition for the team and individuals can be challenging.
- Consider the culture we want to create - individual vs. team
Here’s how I rate myself:
Regularly do
- Say thank you directly
- Have team lunches
- Announce new or departing employees
Occasionally do
- Give thank you shoutouts on Slack
- Send employee care packs
- Celebrate major milestones
Put some effort in doing more
- Applaud work anniversaries
- Recognize individual contributions with gift cards or similar
- Begin meetings with a round of thank yous, like executives do monthly
- Acknowledge tenure
Where I want to focus:
- Introduce thank you’s to team lunches
- Post more thank you shout outs on Slack
- Recognize individual contributions with gift cards (need to think more about if this is good or bad)
- Acknowledge work anniversaries and birthdays
