Each act or expression of recognition can be measured against five criteria, which I call Recognition P.R.I.M.E. Factors.

When you fully understand the importance of these factors you will wisely be able to use them and give more meaningful and memorable recognition.

I am not saying you MUST use all of these factors every time you give recognition. But each type of recognition you use will score differently on a polar spectrum – high or low for example – for each individual factor.

Let’s quickly review each of the PRIME Factors and see how they affect recognition and the impact they can have on people. (more…)