It’s a question worth considering.
And I want you to be totally honest with yourself as you answer this question.
Does your organization have a written recognition strategy?
Yes or no?
(more…)Do You Have A Recognition Strategy?
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Tag Archives: Recognition Plan
How To Plan for Better Recognition for 2021
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If you want people to give better quality recognition and to have people recognized more frequently than they are now, then you had better plan to transform recognition with a carefully thought out plan, now.
Your engagement surveys, pulse surveys, focus group feedback, and recognition program data will give you both the qualitative and quantitative read on the state of employee recognition in your organization.
Your job is to work with the leaders and managers in your organization to define and create the future of employee recognition. It’s time to plan out how you will achieve better recognition for 2021 in your organization.
(more…)How To Create a One-Page Recognition Strategy
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A recognition strategy is a written document that outlines the purpose, direction, goals, and plans, for you and your organizational leaders to commit to doing, and make recognition giving a way of life and not just a program.
However, according to the latest WorldatWork 2019 Trends in Employee Recognition Survey, only 49 percent of the surveyed organizations have a written recognition strategy.
For that reason, I am helping you with how to create a written one-page recognition strategy to ensure you have something rather than nothing.
(more…)How To Craft a Clear Purpose for Recognition
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I love reading the latest business books and business magazines that inspire me to think about employee recognition in a fresh new way.
For example, in the September-October Harvard Business Review (HBR) there’s a great article on Put Your Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy by Thomas W. Malnight, professor at IMD, Ivy Buche, associate director, Business Transformation Initiative at IMD, and Charles Dhanaraj, a professor at Temple University.
Now, as you would expect from HBR, these academics are addressing purpose as it relates to business strategies. But I instantly saw the application of the principles in this article towards creating a recognition strategy.
Are you ready?
(more…)Never Mix Agendas With Your Recognition Strategy
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Years ago when I was leading a church congregation I invited a member to meet with me to discuss a matter involving their publicly disciplining some of our youth. Ironically, this individual also wanted to meet with me to discuss a different subject.
We met that evening, and I allowed them to start with their subject first. Afterward I dealt with the more sensitive subject I had on my agenda. I can only tell you it didn’t go over very well. In fact, they didn’t talk to me for several weeks after.
However, I can tell you I learned a very important lesson from that experience. And that is, never mix agendas.
If someone wants to see you about something, let that be the sole purpose for the meeting. Don’t add something you have on your mind to the meeting.
In a similar vein, never mix agendas with your employee recognition strategy either. Stay focused on creating a recognition strategy all by itself and add nothing else.
(more…)How To Divide and Conquer Your Recognition Strategy
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One challenge with any strategy development occurs after senior leaders have invested their time and energy in creating one. They just don’t give the same emphasis to implementing the strategy.
This happens for recognition strategies just as much as it does for business strategies.
A lot of work can go into creating a written recognition strategy and then it sits there. It’s a nice-looking document that does no good unless someone moves it into action.
Follow are suggestions for implementing your recognition strategy by dividing and conquering wherever you can.
(more…)A Quick and Easy Recognition Strategy to Get You Going
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Typical steps for creating a business strategy require senior leadership team involvement, analysis of previous financial and operational goals and outcomes, and direction as far as the future state of where the company should be heading.
Having a written recognition strategy puts recognition practices and programs on the same level as a corporate business strategy.
But what if you don’t have the luxury to get senior leaders and a sampling of departmental or business unit leaders in the same room? If you can’t facilitate and collaborate with others to create a recognition strategy document, what should you do?
I will show you how to create a quick and easy recognition strategy with a basic structure and outline, along with some questions to ask yourself as a guide. Are you ready? (more…)
The Most Common Problems With Creating a Recognition Strategy
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You all know the importance and wisdom of creating a written recognition strategy. WorldatWork states 55% of companies have a recognition strategy as of 2017. Of those with a written recognition strategy, 95% of them are aligned with the organizational strategy.
Many things hold companies back from producing such a working document.
Here’s what I have observed as the most common problems. And I will share some ideas with how to solve them. (more…)
How To Set Your New Year Goals for Employee Recognition
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You are probably in the midst of creating your goals and plans for your recognition programs and practices for next year.
Likely, you will need to submit your goals and plan to a senior leader you report to for endorsement before ploughing ahead.
Make sure you include the following suggestions as you strategize your recognition plans. (more…)
Get Your Recognition Strategy Structured The Right Way
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There is a lot that can go into writing a recognition strategy so I thought I would outline some of the structural elements that you can draw upon to create a complete recognition strategy.
In my Recognition Strategy Model® approach to facilitating a written Recognition Strategy, I am a firm believer in formulating a Recognition Purpose and Recognition Philosophy statements.
I feel these become the North Star for leaders and employees to look at, understand immediately what they mean, and guide your recognition practices, rituals and programs.
So let’s take a look at the many components you may choose to include in crafting your organization’s Recognition Strategy. (more…)