One of the major aspects at work and in life is recognising achievements to make people feel appreciated. The question how far do you go from recognition to celebration in order to engage your teams or your children?
Watching the children grow up, they achieve so much such as first tooth, sitting up, first steps, first drawing and so on… but how do we decide that we celebrate their birthdays rather than throwing a party or dressing them up in beautiful dresses each time they do an amazing drawing? The simple thought behind this is that celebrating too much means that the celebration option is devalued and therefore doesn’t mean anything to the child.
How does this work in the workplace to ensure that everyone feels engaged and want to support the greater purpose of the business? It’s a fine balance from just a verbal mention, to a thank you email, all the way to setting up internal business awards. Many more businesses are recruiting whilst advertising a certain number of days commitment for community investment- how amazing to do something as good with the rest of your team to build strong bonds and shared values? How long will a plaque mean something to an individual or a team now that Covid19 has taught most of us that physical items are not so necessary but time is so much more valuable?
Different people have different motivators in order to engage with the greater vision of the business, some want more recognition than others, but sometimes the smallest token is enough! With my girls, 121 time when there is only 1 of me and 2 of them is extremely valuable talking or doing something that they really enjoy as this is something they do not get every day.
The toys they have are much short lived gifts, the outdoor activity toys like bicycles or skates or tennis balls are somethings that are used over and over again as they have a collaborative aspect that we can share together outdoors.
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