Praise for hard work
According to HR Morning, hard work and successful completion of a demanding project should not be rewarded only financially and in secret. It should be praised publicly in front of other employees and managers. This way of praising has a magic effect on the motivation of the employee, their work performance and their confidence, all of which is important when dealing with complex tasks.
Being specific
Public praise of employees should not be vague or universally applicable because this would seem contrived. It must be specific, mentioning concrete successes of the given employee, and ideally also numbers and data.
Not too frequent praise
Public praise should not be used too often because it would then lose its power and exclusivity. So publicly praise only genuinely unique achievements, especially of employees you wish to keep and with whom you want to have a pleasant working environment.
Award
An award or a symbolic prize can form part of public praise. You might give this to the employee either at a special ceremony or, for instance, during a company party or at any other time which it is suitable.
Healthy competition
Public praise should create positive emotions and healthy competition, not envy, unhealthy competition or a feeling of insufficient appreciation of those who were not praised publicly. So be careful how your praise is formulated.
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