Tips for Employee Recognition

According to Paul Facella, author of Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonalds, "You want to build a culture that fosters teamwork, motivation, initiative and performance" in your business. And to do this, you need a good employee recognition program. In this recent Tools and Tips column, Facella discusses four facets of a successful employee recognition program, which include:

1. Creating clear, measurable expectations consisting of objective performance metrics.


2. Acknowledging both individual and team effort.


3. Staying meaningful (Too many awards dilute effectiveness, especially if given for minor achievements).


4. Occuring at set intervals