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Day to Day Recognition

Day to Day recognition, occurs most often (daily or weekly) and has the greatest ability to impact employee performance.  This type of recognition provides the genuine everyday expressions of appreciation given to reinforce and reward positive behaviors, is typically low or no-cost, often intangible and helps peers and managers communicate expressions of appreciation.  This can include thank you notes, certificates that employees give to one another, or verbal praise.  Day-to-day recognition can create a great place to work by establishing higher levels of employee motivation, engagement and retention throughout the University.

Employee Recognition Profile

Not all employees like to be recognized in the same way. A good starting point is to have your staff complete the Employee Recognition Profile to learn more about how they like to be recognized for their good work.
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The Power of “Thank You”

A simple “thank you” or “great job” can be one of the most meaningful forms of recognition, yet is so often overlooked or too vague to be effective.  Follow these simple steps to make sure that your praise is truly meaningful:

• Thank the person by name.

• Specifically stating what they did that is being recognized. It is vital to be specific because it identifies and reinforces the desired behavior.

• Explain how the behavior made you feel (assuming you felt some pride or respect for their accomplishment!).

• Point out the value added to the team or organization by the behavior.

• Thank the person again by name for their contribution.

Day to Day Recognition Ideas

• Certificate of appreciation

• ePraise Cards - free and easy to send to anyone, anytime

• Hand written thank you cards

• Personalized sticky notes

• Recognition Print & Posts - fun cut-outs you can use around the office

• Bring in breakfast (bagels, doughtnuts, or muffins, etc.)

• Pizza party

• Ice cream party

• Start staff meetings with recognition of recent tasks completed

• Show you care about what's important to your employees

• Send an e-mail to your boss praising an employee (CC: the employee)

• Take employee to lunch and allow them to bring a guest

• Keep a recognition box in your office for all employees to recognize their co-workers for a job well done

 

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