Quick Question: How can we make recognition more meaningful in our team?
Quick Question
Here is today's quick question for you...How can we make recognition more meaningful in our team?
Ask it when you're...
Responding to disappointing engagement survey results - I wish I had a dollar for every time I read a team engagement survey that reported a need for different recognition! The key is to remember that it may be about ‘different’ rather than ‘more.
Focusing on retaining key people - According to McKinsey, nonfinancial recognition drives 55% of employee engagement, so understanding it from your team’s perspective is critical to retention.
Designing reward structures - Remember that Reward AND Recognition need to be considered in your design. Reward alone won’t do the job.
Listen for...
Try to listen for:
Values - get clear on what is most important to each member of your team
Recognition deserts - people or teams who rarely, if ever, mention receiving recognition for their work
Inequity - the sense that recognition is not distributed appropriately across the team
Follow up with...
Sometimes, the greatest value comes from the one extra question you take the time to ask.
In this situation, you could try…
Do you prefer to be recognised privately or publicly?
How do you feel when your work goes unrecognised?
What is your favourite example of receiving recognition at work?
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