Getting Out of the Cold with a Rewards Program, Part II
In the last post I talked about how successful incentive programs had been in our company. We had implemented our employee recognition program some time ago and it had been well-received from the start. At that time we had not been able to come out of pocket with substantial raises for our employees and morale was down across the board. We were still, however, trying to increased productivity and light a fire under our employees. Our initial employee recognition program included jewelry and smaller, less expensive electronics; but we have moved on to a higher level with our rewards program and we were happy to see that it was most definitely working. The weather at this particular time surely had a lot to do with the success of the program since several of our prizes are weekend trips in far warmer locations.
The way that the employee recognition program has worked and continues to work is like this: management identifies several goals that we would like to work towards. We have set sales goals as well as safety goals and even profitability goals. Those employees who are standouts in achieving these goals are identified as those who are eligible to choose incentives from our employee program. Obviously it’s not easy for someone to win a trip and in fact no one has done it yet. The frigid weather, however, has really amped things up in our company as all of the employees are now more motivated than ever - especially now that the holidays are over - to win a trip where they can find some peace, quiet, and warmth!
We are anxious to see how the these employee incentives work to further motivate our employees this winter and how the program will continue to evolve and inspire employees in the future.
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