Thanking Our Employees Who Help Make the Company On The Daily
how do you show appreciation to your employees thanking them for their hard work . ?
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Quarterly taco lunch to celebrate metrics.
We reward them for 4-5 star reviews. Nothing huge, but a $10.00 gift card to their favorite fast food spot or gocery store makes a huge impact on them. We hold quarterly staff meetings in a not fast food, but not too fancy restaurant to show them we appreciate their time, even when the activity is not creating revenue, but is creating culture. I hope this helps. And cudos for thinking of them 1st.
Hahaha now this is a great idea. Well done
Give them bonuses, and make sure they have enough money to provide for their family.
Yearly salmon fishing trip
By having a team lunch and also sending out periodic emails of gratitude when it is least expected.
It's as simple as telling them "Thank you for your hard work" with a smile. This goes a long way especially after a hard or even terrible day. "Today was crazy, but you did great." When I have guys working with me and they do something dumb like drop a new window or my new miter saw, I'm choked. But if at the end of that day I say "Thank you for your work today" at the end of the day, they show up the next day cheerful and ready to learn and work (generally). Having a good work environment can be cultured just by physically saying thank you. And if it comes with a coffee even better. Some people, like me, don't thrive on words of affirmation but give them a Gatorade on a hot day and they will feel the love and take more responsibility for their work. If People feel valued in their work place they value the work they produce.
Saying THANK YOU, and meaning it is the first step. Randomly reward them for going above and beyond with a $10 gas or fast food gift card. I have learned over the years that each employee has their own 'love language' or what motivates them. If you can tailor your appreciation to what they really like (love language) they will appreciate you more for knowing or remembering what their likes are.
I believe in open, continuous communication—regularly sharing client feedback, expectations, and words of appreciation to keep everyone aligned and motivated. I make it a point to thank my team often for their hard work, and when we’re working long hours, I’ll treat them to lunch or coffee as a small gesture of appreciation. Their professionalism, resilience, and pride in their work make Radiant Places shine every day.
We do 3 main company events every year. Our kickoff party in March, Our Company party in August and our Holiday Party in Decemeber. We have done all types of fun stuff and the team really appreciates it. It helps tremendously with our culture.
We give each other tacos to celebrate each other and the work, they can collect the tacos and redeem them for gas/grocery card, day off. We post all of the good reviews and thank them for their work. Quarterly events from making flower arrangements, cooking with an Italian chef to Cirque De Soleil tickets. We ask them what their favorite treat is and if we visit them on a job we take their treat.
I’m a firm believer in showing my team constant gratitude. Buying them lunches regularly as possible when the budget can accommodate and just taking care of them as best as possible because they help me run my business without them. Things would be a lot more difficult. The good ones always stay around The bad ones don’t get cold back. So we always show gratitude to the good ones. And gratitude to the bad ones but from afar.
