The company newsletter hit Ruth Kenyon’s desk and there was her picture on the front page under the heading “Employee of the Month”. A simple paragraph of text explained that she had single-handedly reduced the debtor days from 39 to 32 in a period of 6 weeks. If others didn’t understand the significance of her work, it didn’t matter, she just felt a huge wave of pride sweep over her.
Even the smallest company has a reception area. This is a great place to publicize how good your people really are. Fast food restaurants are some of the best at this form of recognition; however every company should be telling its customers and suppliers how good its people are. An A4 size sheet can provide a photograph and a little background about the reasons for choosing this individual for recognition. Keep the display fresh, don’t leave the same information on display for more than a week otherwise regular visitors will think you only have one good employee.
If you have an in-company newsletter this is an ideal place to publicize the success of individuals and teams. Have a professional article written about the work that was done and include...