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The Seven Deadly Sins of an Employee Recognition Program

Award programs at many companies just dont work as planned. Often they even backfire. One major survey shows 29% of employees believe their companys award system offers no incentive to practice company values. Another 21% say their programs actually contradict the values. Why do so many companies miss the boat? They dont understand that employees need to have a say and some ownership in any awards process. Nor do many companies understand which awards work, which dont, or the role management should play. Our speaker will brief you on the most common and avoidable traps companies fall into when creating recognition programs. And he will cover many other issues, such as the following: Choosing the best rewards Key steps for successful implementation Weaknesses of programs such as "Employee of the Month" Getting employee buyin Training people to use the program Why managers should never be the only source of recognition You will also get answers to questions such as the following: Why doesnt cash make a good award mechanism? What do employees really want? What should we recognize? How does peertopeer recognition work? Why are programs that dont support group performance more likely to fail? About The Speaker Andrew M. Wood, President of Ideas Management Inc., in the USA and Managing Director of Ideas Management in the UK divides his time between his native England and his current home in the U.S. He has spoken at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual conference and has delivered training and consulting services in 17 countries. He helped BBC TV make the sixpart series Ideas Unlimited, including writing the book and the video script that accompanied the series, which looked at Employee Idea Programs around the world. Cant Attend The Live Version ? No problem! This presentation is also available on CD. Simply click the "Add To Cart" button at the bottom of this page to order.

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