Working in a fast-paced corporate environment is a very stressful thing. You always need to be alert, always improving yourself and your performance, always learning new things. While these are all important steps to make your career better, sometimes you can’t help but feel lost and tired of your work.
These kind of employee problems are very common in a lot of workplaces, not only in the fast-paced cities and large companies. One of the studies from Gallup revealed that nearly 23% out of 7,500 full-time employees are always feeling burned out while 44% reported that they feel employee burnout sometimes. With employee burnout, the capacity of the employee is not at their greatest, and that means a decline in productivity and sales.
Recognizing an achievement done by a team or an employee can ease employee discouragement. There are a lot of other reasons to recognize your employee other than easing employee burnout. There are also a lot of ways to appreciate your employee’s work, such as giving custom trophies and awards. Here are the benefits of showing your appreciation and recognizing your employee’s efforts.
Benefits Of Recognizing Employees
1. Becoming more active in the company
When you actively point out a job well done by a team or an employee, they will be encouraged to give 110% of their effort to contribute to the company. Being active in the company opens more career choices for the employee and becomes a more valuable asset to the company.
2. Inspires co-workers to work harder
Because of the competitive nature of corporate workplaces, co-workers will be inspired to work harder. This will give the company increased productivity and, overall, a better company operation. In addition, those who feel the satisfaction and reward of being recognized for their effort will work even harder to be recognized again.
3. Earning loyalty
Receiving praise for jobs well done can be addictive, as it is like a reward system for the mind. Giving recognition can help earn the loyalty of employees to the company. High employee turnover is damaging to a company’s operations. It is also damaging in terms of a company’s reputation. Earning loyalty by recognizing efforts is a great way to keep great talents in the company, as well as nurture the existing ones.
4. An overall better mental state of mind
An employee’s health is important, but health does not only mean being healthy physically. Mental health is recently receiving more focus than ever. One way to keep the mind healthy is by reinforcing positive emotions.
Simple Ways To Show Appreciation
1. Handwritten note
Depending on the degree of success, there are proper ways of appreciating your employee’s efforts. Simple achievements can be recognized by a simple handwritten note with a simple, “Thank you for a job well done.” It can make your employee’s day instantly.
2. Custom awards
Custom awards are for those achievements that are worth having everyone know about. Trophies and plaques are great ways to recognize an accomplishment that gave good things to the company (better sales, better marketing yield, better reputation). Even custom crystal awards in various shapes and sizes are available for more prestigious achievements. Employees who managed to save the company from a certain challenge also deserve a physical representation of appreciation from the company.
3. Raise or incentive
Employees who have been performing great in a certain period of time needs recognition for their consistent excellence. A salary raise or incentive might be in order. A salary raise will also help in making an employee grow his or her career in the company. Long-term employees can contribute more because of their experience and knowledge of company operations.
4. Simple lunch or dinner
It is also important to recognize team effort as it helps in creating a harmonious and productive workplace. Occasional lunch and dinners with the team can help build relationships, not just between the employees, but also with you as their employer.
5. Planning a vacation
Getting away from work once in a while is essential to refresh the body and the mind. Having a vacation with your team, even just once a year, is a great way to make them know that their efforts during the year’s operations are well appreciated and that they deserve some pampering because of their great performances.
