In these tough economic times employers should be looking to empower team leaders and make greater use of ad-hoc rewards in order to motivate employees.
While ongoing reward and recognition programmes remain vital as a motivation tool, ad-hoc rewards are a way of getting the best of out a team and also enhancing the relationship between employee and manager.
Giving team leaders a reward budget and the discretion to issue awards to those who have made an exceptional contribution will increase motivation and also job satisfaction. As the award is a personal one made by the manager there is also a significant ‘feel good factor’ attached to it.
The reward values don’t need to be high to be effective. Far more motivating is the frequency with which the awards are given and public presentation in front of peers. For these reasons vouchers, which are instantly available and can be given in varying amounts to suit any budget, continue to increase in popularity as an incentive reward, not least because they offer the recipient choice in what they spend them on, which is a highly motivating factor in itself.
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