5. RECOGNITION GUIDE Top 6 Recognition Best Practices Be Specific • Get the most value from recognition by establishing ways you can communicate and personalize praise. Be very specific on why they are being recognized Encourage Peer to Peer Recognition • A culture of recognition will only be achieved once everyone is involved in the process. This includes motivating your team to recognize their colleagues regularly. Incorporate individual recognitions into weekly or monthly meetings Follow the PIC Approach • PIC stands for P ositive, I mmediate and C ertain • Establish a recognition rhythm with your employees that has immediate and certain recognition components to trigger repeat positive behaviors Recognize at Least Once a Week • A key variable in employee productivity and engagement is whether or not employees are recognized by their direct managers every seven days
6. RECOGNITION GUIDE Top 6 Recognition Best Practices Include on-the-spot with scheduled recognition • On-the-sport recognition provides praise for contributions when the desired behaviours occur and can be given at any time • Scheduled recognition can occur every week. Throughout the week think about the people that have made a positive contribution to the organization, then choose a day when these contributions will be recognized each week • Combining both types of recognition serves to powerfully reinforce desired behaviours Track & Evaluate • It is important to evaluate and gather data on recognition wherever possible. This information becomes valuable in identifying recognition gaps, opportunities and employee specific information for performance reviews
7. RECOGNITION GUIDE How to use the Program – The Podium Take advantage of The Podium to Recognize your Employees with Points in THREE easy Steps Reward employees through Good Measures Email is sent to the employee with your recognition message and points are deposited into their account Points are redeemed for items in the online catalogue What Gets Rewarded, Gets Repeated!
8. RECOGNITION GUIDE How to use the Program – Good Measures Step 1 • Recognize your employees with points online through the “Good Measures” tab. After selecting the employee that you would like to recognize choose the criteria that best describes why they deserve this recognition
9. RECOGNITION GUIDE How to use the Program – Good Measures It is very important to fill in why they are being recognized. Remember to follow the PIC rule!
10. RECOGNITION GUIDE How to use the Program – The Podium Step 2 • Your employees will receive an email when the recognition has been submitted. The points will automatically be deposited into their accounts Points will be deposited into account
11. RECOGNITION GUIDE How to use the Program – The Podium Step 3 • Employees can redeem their points for items in the online catalog. The catalog has thousands of items including, gift cards, electronics, clothes, tools, etc.