Paying it Forward - Amazon Gift style
Mr. Deepak Bhaskaran (He/ Him), PMP?, CSM?, ITIL?
Principal, Agile Coach and Salesforce Delivery at Slalom
Recently, I was awarded for managing a complex digital engagement from requirements till final implementation.
While, it really felt great that the efforts were being acknowledged in a positive manner - there was still something nagging. Luckily for me a chance conversation with another colleague gave me a hint.
Just as when any sportsman wins an award he/she thanks their coaches, fellow players, family, etc - I realized that the true owner of the award was the collective team that worked seamlessly behind the curtains.
Even though, you might find this trite or condescending - I believe it to be an innate human psychology for acknowledging their success (or) failure to the society and individuals we are associated with.
Though being miles apart from the Team members, I was searching for a way to showcase that gratitude and then came across Amazon Gift Cards. I was surprised that within the last 3 years Amazon has become a huge juggernaut in the Indian e-commerce industry that sending a gift-card was a better option than even sending money.
The response from my team members was really gratifying.
So if you are wondering of a better way to motivate your team members across any of the 8 countries that Amazon has a fulfillment around - try Amazon gift cards.
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