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Quick Question: How can we make recognition more meaningful in our team?

Here is today's quick question for you...​How can we make recognition more meaningful in our team?

Ask it when you're...

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Designing reward structures - Remember that Reward AND Recognition need to be considered in your design. Reward alone won’t do the job.

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