4 Pieces of the Employee Recognition Puzzle: 4- On the Spot Recognition

The final piece of the employee recognition puzzle is On the Spot Recognition.

On the Spot Recognition is important, especially in the time of instant gratification and short attention spans we live in. When an employee completes an important task or additional task than usual to their workload, it is important to recognize them, and timely. If too much time passes the reward will have less of an effect. For those small occurrences that you want to encourage, an on the spot reward is a perfect way to have the task's value resonate with your employee.

Recognizing on the spot generally means recognizing someone at their desk, which often times will be in front of their peers. Being recognized in front of peers can mean more to the employee who achieved the reward, and can also be used as a motivational factor for those peers around them to try to achieve that recognition as well.

Tangible rewards are the best rewards. Giving someone a mug, card, or sticky note with words of encouragement or "thanks" will not only be positive because of immediate gratification but also because it will serve as a reminder of your appreciation and also the task or operation the employee performed to earn that reward. 

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When you are able to hit your employees (not literally!) from all angles in recognition, you are more likely to have an effect on more people. A good mix of on-going (incentive programs), occasional loyalty (service awards), peer recognition, and on the spot recognition will ensure that you are affecting those people who regard their work as most important, those who value loyalty, and those who value respect of their peers. Regardless of the various personalities your workplace may have, they will all feel your spirit of Employee Engagement when you put together a program recognizing employees in all of these ways.