How To Reach Out To Recognize More Frequently

With our virtual work from home workforce, it is so essential to connect with one another.

What I can tell you is that the strongest leading indicator to ensure that recognition happens is to reach out to people you work with and truly connect with them. It’s through these informal connections that you will discover the great things that they do. From there the sky is the limit as to the number of opportunities you will have for giving recognition. 

But one thing I still get asked is how are you supposed to reach out in order to recognize peers and direct reports more frequently? There are only so many ways to do this.  

Connecting needs to become a regular part of the way we work virtually. And there are also some fun ways to make connections. Pick a number from the suggestions below and try out one of these ideas in the coming week. 

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How To Keep Your Recognition Ideas Fresh and Inspiring

A challenge that one of our subscriber’s faces is keeping recognition in the forefront of people’s minds. Some of you likely experience the same problem.

You can find yourself asking questions of yourself, like:

  • Where do I come up with new ideas?
  • How do you make renewed efforts to keep recognition consistently happening?
  • What can I do to stop repeating the same message over and over again?
  • How do you inspire people to recognize others for their contributions?

We are going to explore ways to keep recognition alive and well in your organization. (more…)