Giving Appreciation Plaques As Project Accomplishments

If you supervise or manage a company, you know that appreciation plaques could be a very important part of getting the other employees to continue doing the great job they have been doing. There are workers that do not bother trying to do better at all, and there are others who rise to the occasion. The ones deserving need to be shown that they are appreciated.

Praise is something that every manager and supervisor should be taught. Even if no praise was ever given to them, they should pass on this good practice, not the practice of non-appreciation that they had experienced.

When appreciation is shown, the worker feels good. He feels good enough to continue doing it, because he was recognized and acknowledged. It is a sign of respect on your part, and respect is contagious. He will respect you in return and continue to work harder. You may even need to buy more plaques. That will prove to be a good thing in the workplace. Your company and department will look great because of his good work.

Some supervisory and management seminars teach that praise is even better than a raise in salary. Psychologically this is true. Money is, of course, very desirable, and raises should routinely be given as deserved. But money slips through the fingers of your employees. They will also say that it is most important, because they have bills to pay, and, after all, that is why they are working in the first place.

If a raise of twenty dollars a week is given, this is very much appreciated, you can be sure. But it is spent so easily, that it is gone almost as soon as it is received. The employee deserves this, he knows it, and he may spend it on a fancy dinner, or clothes, or other necessities that he has been holding off getting. Whatever it is spent on, it is gone, and he starts his next week without it, and this practice repeats itself. If they are given something they can hold onto, that lasts quite a while longer.

It could be a certificate, a plaque, or even a trophy of sorts. And it will be for doing something better than the other employees. It can even be for never being late, or having the least amount of absences. Some absences cannot be avoided, but some employees really take advantage of this fact and stay out of work more often than they should. They ones who are always there should surely be rewarded.

There are congeniality awards, and awards for going above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to so many things in the workplace. These acts should be addressed and commented on. And if the employee has a small plaque that he can bring home and show his family, it is a feeling that he has done well. He can feel good about himself, no matter how menial the position.

To take it to another level, you may want to make a periodic ceremony out of it. If the employees have to actually come forth in front of everyone else to receive the appreciation plaques, this shows the other employees that they are special, and they may all try a little harder in the future to be one of the recipients of these very special appreciation plaques.