The document promotes an employee recognition solution that claims to save companies up to half of their current costs and deliver an ROI of 23 to 1. It summarizes the solution's three key steps: 1) Assessing employee engagement levels, 2) Understanding why engagement is low, and 3) Providing tools to improve engagement. The full solution includes training, multiple recognition program options, and ongoing measurement to keep programs effective over time.

1. Over 50%* of your people
are poorly engaged at work
and it’s costing you
a bundle!
Our solution will save you
up to half of your current costs and
deliver ROI of as much as 23 to 1,
turning your recognition
expenses into profits!
Schaefer Recognition Group
has defined the three key steps to understanding
your company’s employee engagement: John Schaefer
America’s Employee Recognition Expert
1. WHAT - What are they doing?
2. WHY - Why are they doing it?
3. HOW - How can we help you fix it? The HOW is introduced in Part 3 and is
developed by our team of top service providers,
They are explained in John Schaefer’s new book craftsmen, artists and manufacturers. Your
Get More Productivity for Less Money . . . Umbrella Recognition Solution may include:
Your Employees will Love You for It! How
Service Awards Safety Programs
to turn your existing recognition and incentive Performance Improvement Sales Awards
expenses into profits. Retirement Programs Jewelry and Rings
The WHAT is addressed in Part 1 which introduces Proprietary Awards Incentive Travel
Custom Plaques Manager to Peer
The Ten Levels of Workplace Disillusionment.
Wellness Peer to Peer
Additional support for improved manager/
Historical Art Montage Employee of the Month
employee communications is available
Attendance Employee of the Quarter
in The Vocational Shrink’s Commu-
Spot Awards Holiday Gifts
nications Training Program.
The WHY is covered in Part 2 of the book, as
well as in our manager training program Why
Should Supervisors Care? Getting to
the bottom of what they’re really thinking G R O U P
…“what’s in it for me?” John Schaefer
America’s Employee Recognition Expert
* Gallup research shows this figure “at 50% to 60%, and that’s conservative!”

2. Umbrella Recognition Supervisor and Employee Training
Solution One of the problems with multiple programs is the inability to educate
Most clients use a disjointed array supervisors and employees on how to use them all correctly and in the proper
of programs to recognize and reward sequence. We will provide three types of training to remedy this:
their employees. Even if they’re
a) We’ll train employees and supervisors on your new program, so they
working, it’s difficult to evaluate
understand the options to participate, what they can earn, and how each
participation, effectiveness and cost.
initiative impacts the company.
We’ll help you wrap your arms around
b) While knowing what to do is important, understanding what’s in it for
all of your Award/Reward initiatives,
them and choosing to become enthusiastically involved is even more essen-
to optimize employee performance
tial. Our leadership training program Why Should Supervisors Care?
with a Comprehensive
will demonstrate how small changes in communication style will show that
Recognition Strategy.
you truly care about your employees, as opposed to creating the impression
that you’re just trying to manipulate their behavior by dangling carrots.
c) I created The Vocational Shrink Communications Training
Program. This fun and engaging tool will help employees and their
supervisors become aware of negative habit patterns so they can
modify behaviors that cause frustration, lead to wasted time and
cost you a lot of money.
Measurement & Analysis
The most overlooked part of many recognition programs is the
evaluation and improvement process. Over time, programs tend
to become accepted forms of compensation, leading to an entitle-
ment culture that minimizes results.
Schaefer Recognition Group will monitor, evaluate, report and
make recommendations that will help you keep your program
fresh and relevant.
“Your people have
the capacity and
desire to become far
more involved and
productive than they
G R O U P are today.
John Schaefer For more information
America’s Employee Recognition Expert and to see a brief
Power Point
john@SchaeferRecognitionGroup.com presentation on our
or call toll free program, email me.”
(888) 646-6670