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Recognizing Employee Accomplishments: Getting it Right Each Time!
Over the past few weeks, we have been sharing information about and examples of employee recognition. No matter what type of award you’re giving an employee, formal or informal, the method in which it’s given is incredibly critical to how it is received and the impact it has on employees and the organization. To help with this…
Employee Recognition – Spotlight on Dan Ohmott
This month we’re talking about employee recognition, including the basics of employee recognition and type of awards. We have also been sharing Employee Spotlights, one of our favorite ways of recognizing the unique, talented, and dedicated people that make FMP Consulting a great organization and great place to work! This week we wanted to share…
You’ve Been Caught – Doing a Great Job!
It’s human nature to want to be recognized and praised for doing a good job – it makes you feel appreciated, boosts your self-confidence and self-worth, encourages you to keep doing what you’re doing, and motivates you to do even better. In a nutshell, it boosts morale that results in a happier and more productive…
The Basics of Employee Recognition
So far this month, we’ve highlighted some outstanding FMP employees (here and here!) through one of our preferred methods of recognition, Employee Spotlights. Having provided those timely examples, let’s get down to the basics—what is employee recognition? Why should organizations do it? When the average person thinks of employee recognition, they may picture a plaque titled…
Employee Recognition – Spotlight on Jessica Dzieweczynski
This month we’re focusing on Recognition, always important for an individual and organization. As part of this, we wanted to spotlight some of our different FMPers. An Employee Spotlight is one of our favorite ways of recognizing the unique, talented, and dedicated people that make FMP Consulting a great organization and great place to work….
Employee Recognition – Spotlight on Angelica Garza
This month we’re talking about employee recognition, including Employee Spotlights. This spotlights are one of our favorite ways of recognizing the unique, talented, and dedicated people that make FMP Consulting a great organization and great place to work! This week we wanted to share another Employee Spotlight, highlighting Angelica Garza. Angelica was born and raised…
Employee Recognition – Spotlight on Mike Camburn
This month we’re going to be talking about employee recognition- how important it is and all of the exciting and creative ways that organizations can do it. Because, as you can imagine, recognition is something that we all need and want, to varying degrees. It’s not a ‘one size fits all’ concept or a one-time…
Office Holiday Parties: More Than Just Song and Dance
With Thanksgiving behind us, Black Friday sales over (mostly), and holiday jingles taking over the airwaves, we are smack dab in the middle of holiday season! One signature feature of this time of year is the corporate holiday party. At FMP, we kick off the season with our annual holiday party. With this year’s theme…
Designing Employee Recognition that Works
Rewarding and recognizing employees is not a novel idea. In fact, the use of rewards to shape behavior and performance has been documented for hundreds of years.[1] However, in the past 70 years, the purpose of employee rewards and recognition programs has transformed from a mechanism to control employees to a mechanism to motivate and…
5 Recognition Ideas that Won’t Break Your Budget!
Employee recognition does not have to cost a fortune to be effective. It doesn’t even have to be monetarily based at all! In fact, research has shown that money, salary level, and cash bonuses may not be an effective means to motivate and satisfy employees.[1] More cost-effective means may actually harness the greatest impact on…