RECOGNIZE IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE MAXIMUM IMPACT! Recognition should be a daily management practice using tactics such as personal praise, thank you notes, or public praise. This type of daily recognition does not need to be formal or time-consuming. In 1991, Professor Gerald Graham of Wichita State University asked 1500 workers what motivated them most. The number one motivator reported was "manager personally congratulates employees who do a good job." Catch people doing something right! Day to day recognition is an ongoing and personal acknowledgement that employees are valued. Day to day recognition is the most important, the cheapest and the most underutilized form of employee recognition according to the experts. |
