Employee Rewards
We often think that a good salary is reward enough for the efforts of an employee or for the entire team. They’re getting paid well for their efforts, so what more could they want?
They might want to feel that someone at work recognizes their achievements and really cares about them as a person. They might relish the idea that sharing in rewards as a team makes their work life more interesting, more fulfilling and yes, even more fun.
There are many ways to achieve the camaraderie which comes from sharing good experiences with your team — either as individuals or as a group. Here are some that succeed in building good feelings in your employees because they experience a sense of appreciation that goes deeper than just a raise – because sometimes raises aren’t enough.
- Taking the team out to lunch
- A team outing – perhaps a movie, an amusement park, a picnic – any fun thing you can all enjoy together
- A gift card to a local restaurant
- An email within the organization to compliment the efforts contributing to a successful project
- Time off – could be only a half day, could be more
- Tickets to a sports even or a play or concert
Try and be consistent about this. Don’t reward one person’s efforts and neglect others’. You don’t have to reward everything ever achieved, just determine an approach and stick with it. If you offer it whenever a project’s goals and schedules are met or exceeded, then that should be your guideline. It won’t always be possible. Sometimes the workload just can’t handle it. If that’s so, explain why it’s not possible. The key is to be able to consistently share achievements with each other.
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