Recognise and reward employee contribution
How to show genuine appreciation for staff contribution and recognise the improvements employees make to your business.
To help motivate employees, you need to show genuine appreciation for the contribution they have made through hard work, feedback, and engagement. Recognise their efforts and the improvements they make to the business.
Steps to recognise and reward employee efforts
Here are some steps you could take:
Say thank you
Just saying thank you to staff for a job well done is a powerful way of recognising staff contribution and motivating them to keep performing to a high standard.
Celebrate success
Use internal publications, an email to the team, or a poster to celebrate an individual's success to show employees that their commitment and efforts are appreciated by you and the business as a whole.
Internal staff forum
If you have an intranet, create a bulletin board or forum so employees can thank colleagues for their efforts and help with work-related issues or tasks.
Rewards
Give spot prizes for specific contributions or tasks where employees have exceeded all expectations, eg, this could be a personal reward relevant to their interests outside work.
Award schemes
Establish an award scheme so employees can nominate colleagues for their work and the way they have helped drive the business forward. See implement staff incentive schemes.
Social events
Host social events when you achieve key milestones or targets to thank your team or teams for their work.
Personal celebrations
Hold celebrations to mark employees' personal milestones or significant life events, eg, birthdays, weddings, births, or length of service to the business.