Ideas on how to recognize employees who do a good job

1. 26 WAYS TO
RECOGNIZE STAFF
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2. 1.Send a handwritten thank you note from the CIO or
CIO 1-downs or leave a voice mail
2.Rename one meeting room to the recognizee’s name
for that month
3.Invite their spouse in for a lunch on the company or
send the spouse on the next business trip for free.
4.Allow employee to leave 2-hours early on his child’s
birthday
5.Send a card from the CIO or CIO 1 downs to their
family, sharing how important the person's
contribution to the company has been
6.Assign a reserved parking spot for a day, week, month
7.Give employee an extra vacation day

3. 8. Identify spare furniture / hardware in stock and
allocate to the award winner
9. Prepare a short video montage that celebrates the
employee's accomplishments
10.Let them suggest a way they would like to be
recognized
11.Buy them tickets to a concert, show or other event
12.Provide them with a formal letter of appreciation for
their personal HR file.
13.Create a "day pass" that they can turn in to take any
day off, no questions asked
14.If training budget is limited, fund a course of their
choice or subscribe to a relevant magazine for the
team

4. 15.Allow them to be flexible with their hours for that
month
16.Let them choose one day a week to work from home
17.Get each employee to write something positive about
the person on a piece of paper, and give them the
box of collected sayings, or frame them for the
employee
18.Start a company "Wall of Fame" and add them to it
19.a 1 hour mentoring session with the CIO or CIO
1=downs
20.Project Mentoring - Setup a one time session where
they can look to most senior leader for guidance on
one of their key projects.
21.Use the CIO’s office for a day breakfast.

5. 22.Write an article about employee in the next
newsletter
23.Hold an official awards ceremony
24.Set up a shout-out board and encourage lots of small
thanks every day
25.Hire a limo to drive employee to work for a week,
hire a maid , cook, or a yard crew for a week.
26.Give them and their colleagues a catered breakfast.

6. References
•https://www.openforum.com/articles/51-ways-to-
reward-employees-without-money-1/
•http://www.hrworld.com/features/25-employee-
rewards/

7. References
•https://www.openforum.com/articles/51-ways-to-
reward-employees-without-money-1/
•http://www.hrworld.com/features/25-employee-
rewards/