Mar 18 2009
Providing Positive Recognition for Employee Contributions
Providing Positive Recognition
The way that you recognize employees is also very important. General compliments such as, “You did a good job” or “I’m proud of your improvement” are not in fact the best motivators. Here are some suggestions that really work:
1) Describe the importance of genuine, specific, and positive feedback.
You can add meaning to a compliment by emphasizing why what was done is important. The opportunity for high-impact recognition is lost if you say only, “You did a good job,” because you aren’t being specific and you haven’t said why positive performance is important. You need to explain:
Why the performance is important to the employee
Why it is important to the section, department, or organization
Why it is important to you as the leader
2) Build employee confidence.
3) Track progress and head off problems.
4) Express appreciation.
