So you’ve got the malls and shopping centers strategically mapped out, according to closing time and priority. Yet again, you have put off your holiday shopping errands until the last possible moment. In this case, you can only one of two outcomes: experience extreme pride that you managed to pull off such a cunning scheme or, more likely, run out of time. While planning ahead may not be your forte, you can still salvage some holiday cheer. What is the simple solution for the thoughtful yet forgetful? Stay thoughtful and let someone else remember to give for you – all year long!
Well, this may not translate to your personal life, but it is definitely possible in your workplace! Employee recognition and incentive companies like my new home, Awards Network, take the stress and timing issues out of the equation. The employees at your company deserve respect, acknowledgement, recognition, and, every now and then, a good ol’-fashioned “atta-boy” or “atta-girl”. Regardless of company size or how an employee recognition or awards program is run (years of service, points-based, sales achievements, safety), showing your company is aware of contributions made and cares about those who make them are the underlying tones crucial to the foundation of success.
How employee recognition and holiday gifting compares:
-Personalized employee recognition, like a hand-signed certificate or letter, means just as much as a hand-made present or holiday card.
-Strategically aligning your recognition levels with expected future results, whether quantitatively or qualitatively measured, is as important in the workplace realm as in your personal life. After all, your in-laws wouldn’t have gotten that nice bottle of wine and tickets to their favorite play if you didn’t expect a little peace, right?
-Just like holiday gifts don’t discriminate on age or family position, employee recognition gifts should be distributed according to fair parameters.
-Presentation is everything! Attention to detail makes or breaks an employee award presentation just as it does Grandma’s recipe for crisp apple pie.
At the close of 2012 and the inspirational start of 2013, what is your personal New Year’s resolution? And what is that of your company? Maintain consideration and thoughtfulness, but leave the details to experts in the field of employee recotnition. Great gifting takes personal touches, strategy, guidelines, and attention to detail. While you work on your holiday list, let us work on your company’s – now and all year long!
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