Thanks for a reminder of the magic of recognition and it seems that I need to be reminded often. Even the title of this blog is a quote from a very good friend.
Another friend reminded me that it is easy to step up recognition by involvement of other people when possible. We discussed many different ways of recognition and what was most effective. Here is brief outline of our conversation about taking recognition one level higher.
A person does a good job and you let them know by:
- Telling them thanks.
- Sending a thank you email
- Giving them a handwritten thank you even if it is on a post-it note
- Saying thanks to them but send an email to their boss
- Asking their boss to tell them thanks
So, I acted on the conversation and it is so much fun to see how well it worked. We had three wonderful people who did a fabulous job on the United Way campaign. They are just plum good at these things and bring a contagious fresh enthusiasm to the worthy cause. Consequently, we had the best participation and highest amount raised for United Way. I was so proud of them and extremely thankful. What they did deserved more than a simple pat on the back or a quick "thanks". So, I asked the owner of the company to thank them which he did via email. It was fun as I just sat back and watched. The owner did a fabulous job. The volunteers responded to the owner with very complimentary emails. The owner felt great after reading their responses. Those who had done the hard work got recognition from the very top which they well deserved. Oh yeah, I did get caught and the volunteers said they knew I started the whole thing. But what the heck, it still was fun. Sometimes I just need the reminder of good friends about how important it is to take it one step further. Now it is your turn to tell others of how well this works! We all need reminders and success stories. Labels: Recognition |
