Recognition is a function of management. If a manager is truly engaged in the day-to-day activities of a team, that manager can (and will) naturally recognize work properly.
The problem however is that for whatever reason, management isn't as effective as it should be. A function of time, burn out, or simple inadequacies, if people are leaving a job because they aren't recognized, chances are good that they would also say their manager wasn't very good at his or her job.
It's something we all need to do - not just "management." A great company culture will, almost as a byproduct, see people genuinely complementing each other on great work, and supporting each other to do even better work. There is no us and them.
This is something my employer has instituted--any employee has the ability to call out another employee for a job well done.
This is on top of an employee of the month program. Upper management takes this program very seriously (the award is a reasonable bonus, plus the winners for the year are given the opportunity to win an expenses-paid weekend vacation. This program is driven by employees as well--upper management cannot vote.
I'm not particularly driven by this sort of recognition, but it is comforting to know that folks genuinely want to reward others for a job well-done.
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Recognition is a function of management. If a manager is truly engaged in the day-to-day activities of a team, that manager can (and will) naturally recognize work properly.
The problem however is that for whatever reason, management isn't as effective as it should be. A function of time, burn out, or simple inadequacies, if people are leaving a job because they aren't recognized, chances are good that they would also say their manager wasn't very good at his or her job.
It's something we all need to do - not just "management." A great company culture will, almost as a byproduct, see people genuinely complementing each other on great work, and supporting each other to do even better work. There is no us and them.
This is something my employer has instituted--any employee has the ability to call out another employee for a job well done.
This is on top of an employee of the month program. Upper management takes this program very seriously (the award is a reasonable bonus, plus the winners for the year are given the opportunity to win an expenses-paid weekend vacation. This program is driven by employees as well--upper management cannot vote.
I'm not particularly driven by this sort of recognition, but it is comforting to know that folks genuinely want to reward others for a job well-done.
"any employee has the ability to call out another employee for a job well done"
Erm... why do you need management's blessing for this in the first place?
Because management provides a monetary award with such recognition.