4Let’s Get Formal
Regardless of the informal thanks, credit, and recognition you give to your employees, a great source of meaningful rewards for them comes from receiving formal feedback on their performance at least once a year.
Many managers tend to delay these sit-down meetings or forget about them altogether, typically mouthing the mantra, “I don’t have time.” This type of thinking destroys a valuable recognition opportunity.
It is highly rewarding for an employee to have a clear idea of how he or she is doing and where improvement may be needed. When an employee is not given this feedback, it is akin to shooting arrows at a target, but not seeing where they are hitting.
The most obvious messages in formal review sessions deal with the employees’ ...
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