Here are some essential basics, and possibly reminders for some of us, on how to recognize the wonderful people you work with on a daily basis.
There’s no rocket science behind these attitudes and behaviors. They are just time worn and proven ways to make your recognition come across in a more meaningful and memorable manner.
Put them into practice daily and you’ll be giving real recognition the right way wherever you work.
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The 2019 Workplace Learning Report from LinkedIn Learning shows that 59% of companies are spending more money on online learning and 39% less money on instructor-led training.
However, previous educational research has also found that multitasking during educational activities has a negative impact on learning. Will this impact employees taking online courses at work? How can you help staff better prepare for learning online?
We will examine this area of distractions and multitasking. My goal is to ensure your employees can learn recognition skills online without being distracted.
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Have you noticed how some people pretend to give recognition to others but they’re not really paying attention to the person they’re recognizing?
Remember when your mother used to say to you “Don’t talk with your mouthful.” Well, I’m here to tell you today not to give recognition with your hands full. Put down your smartphone or other electronic devices and allow yourself to give your undivided attention so you can give people the best recognition ever.
Think about what you might need to do or become an encourager of others to give recognition with their full and undivided attention. (more…)
In my work to help people give real recognition wherever they work, I’ve been able to conduct research on the essential behaviors effective managers do well in giving employees authentic recognition.
I identified a total of 40 behaviors observed in people recognizing one another. These were grouped into 5 categories or domains to help us focus people more clearly on the different types of behaviors.
Then we solicited experts in the field of employee recognition to rank these behaviors by how important they were and the level of positive impact they had and how frequently effective recognizers used them.
What I want to do for you today is give you just the top 5 behaviors that if you will implement and improve upon will make you a better recognizer of those around you.
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Have you ever been in a situation when you were talking with a colleague and he or she just kept looking at his or her smartphone? Kinda makes you feel disengaged and ignored, doesn’t it?
Now the reverse of the situation is whether you have ever done a similar action yourself when speaking with or recognizing an employee.
If you have done this, and I know I have done it several times in my lifetime, I am going to show you some ways to remove such guilt from your communication practices.
What I can promise you is by removing distractions around you that you will improve your employees’ perception of the recognition you give to them. (more…)