FinancialWonderLust
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pecuniary compensation and position advancements |
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Unidentified Fine Object
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Usually, in sales, gift cards are appreciated. Get them in varying amounts from various estalishments like deparment stores, movie theaters, grocery stores, etc. |
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Lapis Lazuli
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Money
More Money
Gas Money
Vacation Money
Grocery Money
Rent Money
Money
dats what they want
they never have enough money |
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ramshockey778
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tell them a nice firm open handed slap on the rear end |
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Devil's advocate
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Give the employee a good raise in pay at their review. A merit raise is a good way to show them that their work is well appreciated. It will give the employee incentive to continue with the great work that they are doing.
I'm not sure what you mean by the general category. This is how it has been done with every job that I've been at except the military. |
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Zacko
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Same for all categories, make them employee of the month, year, whatever and give them a plaque but most importantly give them a fat bonus in their check. |
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jenaid2u
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Acknowledge an employee's outstanding performance by telling them personally and be sincere and specific about the great job done and what brought it to your attention. |
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gapeach7355
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Employees who are expected to reach quotas, or who perform very well in specific, monitored responsibilities (i.e. monthly, quarterly performance) can be feted to a nice luncheon. Along with co-workers who are also being recognized and their supervisors...this builds a sense of community and (hopefully) inspires others to work hard and get in on the fun next time!
Ideally, in profit driven business, we'd all like to have increases in pay commensurate with our good work. That is not always possible---luncheons, recognition events held in-house (@monthly staff meetings, etc.) are always flattering. Everybody likes to get their name called and walk to the front of the class for a gold star... remember? :-)
Have also seen tangible rewards: trips, spa visits, etc. used successfully in sales. |
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sshazzam
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Well speaking as a pawn in the telecommunications market...A raise or financial compensation is never a bad idea even if it is a prepaid 1 use credit card to be used at selected stores.
In addition my company offers a "Midas" award for those that go above and beyond. They have a meeting that includes previous winners and upper management. They read why the person was nominated. The midas commitee then picks the winner for the month out of the 4 or 5 people that showed outstanding performance. |
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mycle1000
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veerbally or written. do it in public in front of peers and coworkers. rewards are also nice ($$) |
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truthbetold
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Acknowledge, thank them, and reward them. Also, a good idea to acknowledge this to all personnel, this will give them a incentive to work harder. Reward them with a cash bonus, a raise, and a promotion, if one is available, or create a position if the money is there. |
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Tina
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1. Motivating employees starts with motivating yourself
It's amazing how, if you hate your job, it seems like everyone else does, too. If you are very stressed out, it seems like everyone else is, too. Enthusiasm is contagious. If you're enthusiastic about your job, it's much easier for others to be, too. Also, if you're doing a good job of taking care of yourself and your own job, you'll have much clearer perspective on how others are doing in theirs.
A great place to start learning about motivation is to start understanding your own motivations. The key to helping to motivate your employees is to understand what motivates them. So what motivates you? Consider, for example, time with family, recognition, a job well done, service, learning, etc. How is your job configured to support your own motivations? What can you do to better motivate yourself?
2. Always work to align goals of the organization with goals of employees
As mentioned above, employees can be all fired up about their work and be working very hard. However, if the results of their work don't contribute to the goals of the organization, then the organization is not any better off than if the employees were sitting on their hands -- maybe worse off! Therefore, it's critical that managers and supervisors know what they want from their employees. These preferences should be worded in terms of goals for the organization. Identifying the goals for the organization is usually done during strategic planning. Whatever steps you take to support the motivation of your employees , ensure that employees have strong input to identifying their goals and that these goals are aligned with goals of the organization.
3. Key to supporting the motivation of your employees is understanding what motivates each of them
Each person is motivated by different things. Whatever steps you take to support the motivation of your employees, they should first include finding out what it is that really motivates each of your employees. You can find this out by asking them, listening to them and observing them.
4. Recognize that supporting employee motivation is a process, not a task
Organizations change all the time, as do people. Indeed, it is an ongoing process to sustain an environment where each employee can strongly motivate themselves. If you look at sustaining employee motivation as an ongoing process, then you'll be much more fulfilled and motivated yourself.
5. Support employee motivation by using organizational systems (for example, policies and procedures) -- don't just count on good intentions
Don't just count on cultivating strong interpersonal relationships with employees to help motivate them. The nature of these relationships can change greatly, for example, during times of stress. Instead, use reliable and comprehensive systems in the workplace to help motivate employees. For example, establish compensation systems, employee performance systems, organizational policies and procedures, etc., to support employee motivation. Also, establishing various systems and structures helps ensure clear understanding and equitable treatment of employees. |
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christophert1000
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1. Money. 2. Lots of praise 3. Did I say money? 4. Promotion. 5.Money is everything. 6. Money money money money money money...................................... 7. Pat on the back. |
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blueeyz45
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While a cash bonus is probably a good way to go, one of the best ways to build loyalty and group cohesion is simply to verbally acknowledge "Good job!" when a cash bonus isn't appropriate (for example, my company gives bonuses once per year, but I work on a dozen projects during that time - so a verbal "Good job!" usually makes me want to continue working hard). |
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softhandj
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Regardless of position......
Be truly honestly appreciative and enthusiastic.
Thank the employee personally
Reward the employee commensurate with the success
Recognize N Applaud the individual in public
Then Celebrate the success as a team
What is relevant to the position will be the scope and method of the actions recommended above.
eg
from a dinner for two ....
to a hefty bonus equal to a small fortune the chairman & CEO (such as Mr Gates and Mr Trump?) would get |
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Tia
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maybe go for some drinks and do a cheers for them and how proud u are of them and that should make them know they did a good job |
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ND2000
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Whatever the business, a public acknowledgement of their performance and a raise in salary always shows how grateful you are!! |
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Victoria
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Praise in front of others in the organization. Nothing feels as good as a pat on the back and recognition for work well done. |
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psd1941
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Letters of appreciation, each time the employee shows outstanding performance; incentive or hohorarium at some occasion and an outstanding entry in his annyal confidential report, if being prescribed. These tacts become the noral booster for the employee and remains always alert to be on the envious position. These things also become an example for other employees to follow suite and encourage them to show their performance also.
And finally, out of turn promotion is also a method to extract more from him from time to time. |
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☼Jims Brain☼
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In all cases, a cash bonus would be most appreciated. |
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justme
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We all like approval, it's part of what motivates us. Money is great, but salary means nothing next to knowing you are appreciated for your efforts.
Depending on what you are thanking them for, I would say a heartfelt letter complimenting them on their performance, plus an enclosed gift certificate to a nice restaurant would be great for starters. If it's a thank you for incredible amounts of effort and time, a bonus might be in order?
Also, if this is someone you are looking at keeping long term, offering to pay for some kind of further education related to the job would be a good thing. This helps everyone, and encourages the employee who shows promise to go even farther in their career path.
I think you'll find that a good employee will be extremely pleased and grateful that you noticed, and acknowledged, their good performance. Too many times it's the complainer and chronic problem employee that gets all the attention, even if it's negative, and the steady worker is forgotten in the shuffle. |
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boss
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generally very good appreciating words from the employer or the senior officer would be doing very well ,you should appreciate them before all others that may make them feel proud and happy this is for general case Or else according to performance u may give them a good holiday package or an increase in post etc but by giving direct money is not advisable this may develop a wrong attitude .... |
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♥Sunflower
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Tell them they do a great job! And actually a raise would be nice! Promote them! You could actually give an employee of the year plaque at your company dinner or whatever. |
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Diana
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It's sad that when people do the job they are paid to do they are expected to get a bonus.
BUT, there are those that go above and beyond what is expected of them.
Those employees deserve recognition.
A free lunch, a day off with pay, a plaque with their name on it, a small bonus,an office party celebrating THEM. Something to show appreciation for working their butts off.... |
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Big John
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Well for any employee it would be money....
It also cuts down on the promotion to incompadence that happens normally with giving promotions to good emplyees..
What that is... is when you take a good sales man and give him a promotion because he is a good sales man to a position that he isn't a salesman... instead he is head of the salesman.... he nolonger sales stuff so you took him out of his element... Now he might be a good salesman but how good of a trainer is he??? Because he is now responsable for sales but does it threw others instead of being the one that does the sales directly... |
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snvffy
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I disagree that it varies bus to bus. I think the following is a MUST in any business.
Regardless of any other bonus or acknowlegement that is appropriate, simply talk to the employee 1 to 1 and tell them specifically what aspects of his/her performance were outstanding. |
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ourlittleposseof12
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I think for most people being recognized for their efforts speaks alot for itself whether through a company bulletion or whatever |
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Melissa Me
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Raise... and maybe a promotion of some sort? Maybe ask them if there is anything relating to the business that they are interested in learning and helping them in that endeavor?? |
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DARLENE C
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There are numerous ways which can vary from Bonus, to employee of the month with a gift certificate or lunch. Employee of the year if it is appropriate. There are a lot of different incentives. |
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makeshift101
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$$$$$$$$$money$$$$$$$$$$ |
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Chelse S
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I'd say a raise. You can also give them alot of praise for the work they are doing it's nice to know your appreciated. This is a tough tough world and it's bad enough we have to work for a living let a lone there are jackasses for bosses. |
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