Biggest learning, gift and reward the people you wish to really motivate according to the things they have told you that they value most. Small and big rewards can sometimes mean as much as each other, and if you don’t know someone’s favourite chocolates, sweets or indeed their fave holiday destination, find out? Too often management decides what the reward is and do not link it closely enough to the actions, targets and achievements that they want an individual to perform to. Too often they dictate what they THINK the team might like. This is often not what the team or an individual really wants?
Here are some of my tips on how you can reward your staff:
- Celebrate success at every opportunity
- ….And mistakes – share, learn, move on, no witch-hunts
- Stop fannying about, be organised
- Use consultants – with care
- Empower employees
- Include and encourage your staff to be involved in Board Meetings
- Promote a social life
- Get rid of “Them and Us” – break down the barriers, Team counts
- Offer choices
- Reward with what will excite/motivate them
- Competition is healthy
- Let them work when they want to – be flexible
- Keep it simple – cut the cr*p!
- Set standards – do unto others
- Offer the unexpected – go the extra mile
- Make them winners – praise and encourage
- Show people the level of your appreciation, cash rewards are not everything
- Set up a payroll giving scheme
- Birthdays are holidays
- Offer people security through great communication and open performance reporting