Recognise This! – Measurable, peer-to-peer recognition set apart average employee recognition efforts from Best-in-Class programmes. Results are obvious to the bottom line.

Check out my post today on Compensation Cafe for a deeper dive into a September 2014 report from Aberdeen, “Next-Level Employee Recognition.”

The report highlights two key features of best-in-class employee recognition programmes. Recognising and appreciating employees for efforts, behaviours and results in line with what matters most to your organisation is guaranteed to get positive results. But getting the most out of employee recognition programmes requires empowering all employees to fully participate in recognition and giving managers actionable oversight of recognition itself through metrics and dashboards.

Here’s a graphic from the report as a teaser:

Graphic showing bottom-line impact of peer recognition programs

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