DECEMBER 09


Avoid gift certificates like the plague.

THE FRUITCAKE OF RECOGNITION

Be sure to avoid the trap of just handing out gift certificates (“Gee, thanks. Ten bucks to spend at the Office Warehouse!). One of the biggest problems with them is that they put a dollar value on all the energy a person has expended. And you’re practically guaranteed to fall short.

The response of an employee in one energy company is typical. He received his gift certificate, stuffed it into his pocket and muttered, “I worked hard for this company all year. I put in extra hours. I guess it was worth twenty-five bucks.”

A thoughtful gift, on the other hand, is very hard to put a dollar figure on.




A Carrot a Day. A Daily Dose of Recognition for Your Employees
A Carrot a Day: A Daily Dose of Recognition for Your Employees
ISBN: 1586855069
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 371

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