40 GREAT WAYS to have your EMPLOYEES feel APPRECIATED

Give up the good parking spot. Consider offering the best parking spots in the lot

to those employees for a job well done.

1.

Wall of fame. Thank your employees by acknowledging their work

and informing the rest of the employees about it.

2.

Praise often. Praise your employees and praise them quick!

As an employer, you have to recognize people as soon as it happens.

3.

Lottery tickets. You could get a couple of lottery tickets as a way of saying thank you to your employees.

4.

The gift of wellness. Thank your employees by looking after their

wellness and awarding complimentary passes to a nearby yoga studio or gym.

5.

Have fun. Head out and plan something fun. Try picking

something that fits with your corporate culture and encourages employee participation

6.

Recognise good work. Give credit when it is due! When your

employee performs well, tell the whole team at a meeting or in an “all staff” email.

7.

Sticky notes. Post a sticky note on their monitor saying

thanks and explaining why. It is a simple way to thank your employees.

8.

Free lunch. Take your employees on a company paid lunch

once in a while and thank them as a team.

9.

Office comforts. Thank your employees by upgrading their work

space and improving their work conditions in order to keep things comfortable.

10.

Trophy baton.

Give a trophy to your employee of the week. After a week, they return the trophy by adding

something to it – like a trademark!

11.

Bottle of wine.

Thank your employees by getting them a bottle of wine or champagne that they can

enjoy with colleagues (after work, of course!)

12.

Random gifts. Surprise your employees by giving them

small gifts with a note that says, “Thanks for all your hard work. I noticed!”

13.

Stock it up. Stock up the kitchen or the pantry with

tea-time goodies, and assorted choices of tea and coffee.

14.

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Employee of the month.

Show recognition! Select an employee of the month and inform the rest of the team

about their great performance.

15.

Acknowledge them in meetings. It is always a good time to thank your employees by

acknowledging them in meetings in front of their peers.

16.

Say it with cookies or fruits.

Thank your employees with a small hamper of healthy, edible fruit or cookies.

17.

Making it official.

Thank your employees for their effort and put their achievement in writing and put it

in their personal file.

18.

Magazine subscription.

Thank your employees by providing them with a subscription to any magazine of

their choosing.

19.

Training and conferences. You could provide training opportunities to your

employees or send them to conferences that they would enjoy, and benefit from.

20.

Email everyone.

You could send an email to everyone explaining how impressed you are by your employee for going

above and beyond.

21.

Appreciate personal wins.

Appreciate your employees for what they have done as a personal achievement and

celebrate with them in office.

22.

Celebrate birthdays.

Say thank you to your employees by celebrating their birthday with a cake or office lunch.

23.

Boss for a day.

Try to swap a task with your employee for a day. Not only will they understand but you would also know

what they go through.

24.

Concert shout out.

Say thank you to your employees by getting them tickets to their favourite band in concert.

25.

Picnic basket.

Provide your recognised employee a catered lunch in a picnic basket during lunch hours.

26.

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Pizza party.

Have a spontaneous pizza party and cater to your employees’ lunch.

27.

Movie time.

Say thank you by providing your employees with a pair of movie tickets and make it a company event.

28.

Write a note.

Add a personal touch by writing a hand-written thank you note to your employee.

29.

Pay attention.

Make that extra effort and Try to get to know your employees besides just knowing their full name.

30.

Appreciation certificate.

Say thank you to your employees by having the entire team sign a framed photo or

certificate of appreciation.

31.

Internet famous.

Say thank you to your employees by making them internet famous. Post your appreciation on the company’s website

32.

Thank you video.

Create a video of your employee’s achievement. Post it on YouTube for your employee and anyone

they want to share it with.

33.

Manicure/pedicure.

Let your employees take the afternoon off for an all expense paid manicure/pedicure before they embark

on a new project office.

34.

Giving time off.

Say thank you to your employees by giving them some time off from work.

35.

Shopping vouchers. Give your employees a token of thanks by rewarding

them with shopping vouchers and gift cards.

36.

Appreciation jar.

Have your employee write up a gift or recognition and then select their method of appreciation at random

from the jar when they’re being recognised.

37.

Collector’s gift.

Take time to find out what your employee’s passions, and interests are and give them a gift in that field.

38.

Casual week.

Turn one week into a Causal Week. Change things up by allowing your employees to dress down for a change.

39.

Just say it.

The easiest way to say thank you to your employees is to say ‘Thank you’ to them face to face.

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