How do you create this kind of a culture of appreciation?
1) Avoid awards that set people apart from each other, such as programs for the top sales person. Only one person can win this award, so only few will try. It also separates winners from losers. Instead have employees aim at beating their own sales from the previous month;
2) let employees set their own goals, help them understand how it helps the team and company, and acknowledge their contribution;
3) encourage employees to acknowledge others daily. Set up an informal network, like a newsletter or bulletin board where people can brag about their colleagues;
4) give employees the opportunity during meetings to talk about what they accomplished that week. In other words, let them brag about themselves;
5) recognize people for their strengths on more than specific projects or achievements. How does each individual’s strength contribute to the team as a whole?
6) make every employee aware of other’s strengths and give them a chance to learn from one another;
7) continually recognize the achievements of the group as a whole. Savor the feeling of achievement;
reinforce the value of the work itself. How employees function contributes to the community and their customers;
9) celebrate the vision of where the company is going and how the group, made up of the individuals in it, is helping get there;
10) design incentives to award departments as a whole, where everyone is awarded for the group’s accomplishments
