How could I not exploit the festive season to talk about appreciation! I don’t know about you but I get this warm, tingly feeling in my tummy at this time of the year and embrace December and all the best things it brings out in our lives….family, friends, community, thinking about the absolute right present to put a smile on the faces of loved ones, celebrations and parties. It got me thinking (always dangerous…)
When reading one of our case studies recently about a global recognition programme for Informatica, these are some of the words I pulled out:
CELEBRATION, EXCITEMENT, CARE, APPLAUDING, ACHIEVEMENT, POSITIVITY, VALUES, APPRECIATION, TEAM WORK, COLLABORATION, RESPECT
A recognition programme done right enables you to create these festive feelings on a daily basis not just at Christmas. It takes time, it takes effort and an on-going strategy to ensure it has longevity and impact. How great would it be to create that tingly feeling in your tummy because you’ve reached a career milestone and your company has cared enough to recognize the individual contribution you have made, to shout out about a time when you’ve gone above and beyond individually or as a team or simply because one of your peers noticed the on-going effort you’ve been contributing to live the companies values!
So I leave you with two parting messages:
Tis the season to reward and recognize!
AND
Building a culture of recognition is for life not just for Christmas!
