Creative Ways To Show Employee Appreciation
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1. You Can’t Go Wrong With Food
Everyone likes to eat. Break open the petty cash and spring for a healthy but tasty treat such as an Edible Arrangement.
The gift of food brings people together and will help to strengthen interpersonal relationships
2. Get Social
Your social media platform is an?excellent place?to share some good news. You can use your social media channels to recognize employees on special days, such as their?service anniversaries?or birthdays.
You could also post a photo along with a blurb highlighting an employee’s contribution to your company. Alternatively, you could list fun and interesting facts about them that their current workers may not know.
3. Gamify Appreciation
It’s simpler than you might believe to use corporate gamification
You can then allow employees to redeem their points using a corporate rewards portal. In the portal, you can offer anything from vacation days, work-from-home days, or even scholarships for continuing education.
4. Give The Gift Of Fitness
A fitness incentive is a great way to boost wellness among your team members. For instance, you can award employees for achieving physical fitness goals
It only takes a handful of early adopters to get the fitness ball rolling among your team members. You could offer free gym memberships or even build a company gym. By?rewarding?employees for healthy habits, you can improve the health, wellness, and overall productivity of your staff members.
5. Throw A Surprise Party
One of your team could land a major deal. Alternatively, they might launch a new product line flawlessly.
In these instances, you can celebrate with an unexpected acknowledgment. A surprise party is a great way to get a positive and memorable rise out of employees who deserve it.
6. Splash Some Cash
Money isn’t the most original incentive in the world. However, there are few employees who’ll find disappointment in a cash bonus. Show that you?recognize employees’ value and the work it takes for them to help your company reach its goals with the gift of cash.
7. Move Away From The Desk
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Sometimes, staff members go above and beyond the call of duty. They might work extra hours, give up personal time or sacrifice sleep to get the job done.
In these instances, you can award overachievers by giving them back time. For example, you could give them off the rest of the day to spend time with their family or do something else that they enjoy.
8. Give Out Vacation Days
Again, giving your staff members?time off?is a great way?to show appreciation. This time, however, you can let them choose the reward that they receive for their hard work. You can award them with vacation days that they can use at their leisure.
9. Send Them To The Mall
Sometimes, ongoing bonuses aren’t in the budget. Still, if you like the idea of?employee appreciation gifts, you can award your employees with occasional monetary rewards if that works better for your company coffers. For instance, you may consider giving out occasional gift cards that your stellar performers and their families can enjoy together at the local shopping center.
10. Boost Their LinkedIn Profile
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One great way to do so is to write a glowing LinkedIn recommendation for a star staff member. This kind of recommendation can help them find success in their current role—and in the future.
11. Get Away Together
Sometimes, it’s a great idea to?show appreciation to?your entire organization. For instance, you may consider an annual team retreat. A Caribbean getaway or a company get-together at a luxury downtown hotel is a great way to demonstrate how much you appreciate your team.
12. Happy Birthday!
Most people won’t mind if you celebrate their birthday. Here, however, it’s important to understand that some people like to keep their birthdays private.
Remember that one-on-one conversation? If your employee doesn’t mind, a catered meal and cake is a great way for your entire office to celebrate staff member birthdays.
13. Recognize Your Winners
It’s a good idea to establish an?employee recognition program. A formal program will enable you to recognize your staff members throughout the year. You can even have team members pitch in to help create meaningful staff appreciation ideas.
14. Let Them Appreciate Each Other
Small, regular shows of appreciation go a long way toward motivating staff members. Here, you can set up an easy way for employees and managers to send employee appreciation messages