This best practice is brought to you by Development’s ND Voice Committee and their initiative to enhance communication by sharing best practices for employee recognition and appreciation. Special thanks to Marilyn Bassett-Lance and Doug Leyes for this month’s posting.
Employee recognition needs to be a common practice in any organization. For the greatest effect, recognition should be incorporated as a normal aspect of day-to-day life in the workplace, inspiring everyone to notice effort every day. And, what is more day-to-day than a public “Recognition Bulletin Board” for employee posts of appreciation. It can be a cost effective and fun way to catch your team members in the act of making a difference and sharing it with a public “shout out”. A few things to keep in mind are:
- Locate your recognition board in a high traffic or common area so the entire team has an opportunity to see the posts.
- Make it a destination site for inter-office communication and for building employee morale. Get creative!
- Provide guidance on content that can be posted.
- Keep the board current and inclusive. The quickest way to lose your audience is to broadcast old news-same news.
- Make sure recognition is initiated from – manager to staff, peer to peer, peer to manager.
Most employees will bask in the public recognition, look forward to reading the postings and at the same time the board can help your team bond and promote the concept of our business as a team.
This document was compiled from several employee recognition articles/sources.