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< I was curious if any of you have any sort of motivational/award system
< for rewarding your co-workers for the edits they provide.
I'd like to relate my company's methods of rewarding and motivating us to
do good work for one another while maintaining a very positive attitude.
It's one of the best award systems I've ever worked with.
Every six months our company gives each employee two $150 dollar
Certificates of Recognition. In the six-month period, the employee awards
two coworkers with whom he/she has worked with well the certificates.
The qualities that can be checked on the certificate are:
Positive attitude
Putting the customer first
Always putting in that extra effort
Taking the initiative
Coming through every time
Helping me get the job done
Being someone I can rely on
Making it fun
Inspiring me to excel
Daring to do it right
Other + blank line to describe the quality
It's great to be able to give an award to someone who's done a great job
with/for you. It makes you feel as if you have a little power to
influence how people will do a job. It's even greater to get one of the
certificates in the mail. The whole system creates very positive
relationships in these very contentious times.
Carol Chubiz
carol_chubiz -at- cnt -dot- com
Computer Network Technology
Maple Grove MN
