Employee Recognition & Appreciation

High on Expectations
In this day and age everyone is working harder than ever. There are far more demands placed on you, your managers and your employees.
Need for Acknowledgement
The lines have become blurred between who you and your employees are and what is expected of everyone. Your team is multitasking, non stop, bending over backwards to complete many projects at the same time and feel they have received absolutely no recognition and an enormous lack of appreciation.
Establishing Connections
Many people feel more and more disconnected from others around them. They can't quite figure out how to get back into the fold and feel a part of the company they are working for.
Employee Engagement
So, how do you turn things around, getting your employees more engaged in their work and enjoying what they do?
Communicating the Mission and Vision
You need to open up channels of communication and recognize their work efforts through appreciation. Meet with your employees and let them know what your company is all about, what your company goals are and how you're going to get there.
Finding the Right Space
You need to find a place where you and your team can meet regularly for the exchange of thoughts and ideas and for everyone to appreciate each other's inputs and hard work. This is the foundation of communication and appreciation.
Make them Feel Important
During these meetings you need to let employees know they are an important part for reaching your goals and bringing about company growth.
Top- down Feedback
Recognition and appreciation starts from the top, all the way down, and must be communicated on a regular basis. If you and your managers take the time to appreciate and recognize everyone and constantly reinforce the value of all employees, everyone will feel valuable.
Say ‘Thank You’
The words “thank you” are too often overlooked and should be said a great deal more often. Once employees start feeling appreciated and needed, they will return to engaged human beings and not robots.
Getting the team together
People need to feel they are doing something that is important and contributing to company growth. Once employees start believing they are a member of the team, you will see positive teamwork come together.
Achieving through collaboration
As the manager you have to reinstate the term “teamwork” back into your vocabulary. Teamwork is the collaboration of everyone from managers to their employees.
Teamwork moves Mountains
When everyone becomes engaged and they enjoy their work, you will see positive and exciting teamwork come into play.
Value your Employees
Herb Kelleher, co-founder, Chairman Emeritus & former CEO of Southwest Airlines, believed that if you treat your employees well, let them know how much you appreciate them, you will have happy employees and that's what makes for a successful business.
Start right now!
It's time for everyone to stop getting lost in their everyday activities that seem insignificant. In order to turn things around, it starts with you.
Recognizing your Employees is the Key to Success
Start creating better communication, let employees know their input is just as valuable and important as those of your managers. Everyone needs to feel they have something to contribute and their work is appreciated.
Give them Praises and Kudos through PlanMyLeave
At Planmyleave we have developed modules that let you appreciate the great work done by the team members. Kudos - give and get kudos for a job well done. We have rewards and recognition that can be used to award great work with a note of appreciation, or with reward points that can be redeemed later.
Appreciate and Applaud!
Appreciate good work and applaud great work! Your company’s success depends on how well people are treated.