Small Biz Tip: People Management: Recognition & Rewards

Posted by Cheryl Sowa on Friday, August 07, 2009

Tips from August 7, 2009

The Small Business tips today discuss people management: recognition & rewards.


  1. Specify reward criteria. Define expectations. Explain your qualifications. Make the reward criteria clear to rule out favoritism.
  2. Say Thank You! Simple. Short. To the Point. It acknowledge small & major successes & validates the importance of others' work.
  3. Boost self esteem. Foster intrinsic rewards & make people proud, excited & enjoy their work by giving constructive criticism.
  4. For a long term impact, reward all employees who meet the criteria. The more rewards, the more satisfied & encouraged employees.


Daily Overview: Good recognition & rewards provide employees with a fair return for their efforts & motivate for the future.


We post these small business tips to our employee's Twitter account each day, Monday through Friday. This is a reposting of those tips.

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Cheryl Sowa

Cheryl Sowa is a Public Relations Coordinator for America’s Best Companies. She also writes daily for the Small Business Center. Cheryl graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and obtained Bachelor degrees in English and Communications. Contact Cheryl

Tags: small business, rewards, recognition, appreciation, thank you

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