Recognizing and Engaging Employees For Dummies

Chapter 5

The Principles of Employee Recognition

In This Chapter

Looking at the three types of recognition

Identifying the kind of motivation your employees like

Using motivators to help your employees reach their potential

Research suggests that, to get results from their employees, managers today need to consider a range of tools that only a few years ago may have been considered too fuzzy, abstract, and ill-defined to be taken seriously. Although the best managers may have always been skilled at providing recognition to employees, organizations today need every manager to be rewards-and-recognition savvy and to create the kind of workplace in which we all would like to work. In this chapter, I outline why recognition packs such a punch and explain how you can leverage its power for the greatest good.

Fundamentals of Employee Recognition

Recognition is a positive consequence you provide to a person for a desired behavior or result. Recognition can take the form of acknowledgement, approval, or an expression of gratitude. It means appreciating someone for something he or she has done for you, your group, or your organization. Recognition also can come in the form of asking for ...