"Recognition is so easy to do
and so inexpensive to distribute
that there is simply no excuse
for not doing it."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Author and Management Consultant
-
Current Formal Awards
- Often are initiated by the organization
- Usually recognize effort of the employee over a span of time
- Lend credibility to informal rewards
- Amazing Blue (Business Affairs Specific)
Current Formal Awards Include:
-
Staff Appreciation Picnic
-
Merit Increases - based on performance
-
Staff Senate Plaque outside the Chancellor's office
-
Campus Service Awards
-
Informal Awards
- Often are spontaneous and easy to implement
- Should be specific and accurate
- Are personal and appropriate to the receiver
Informal Award Ideas Include:
Recognition Guidelines:
- Match the reward to the achievement
- Consider the receiver's comfort level
- Be timely and specific
- Be fair and consistent
Helpful Links:
Human Resources
1020 -
Administration Building (AB)
Phone:
(313) 593-5190Fax:
(313) 593-3568