My Favorite Things Tool

Who Knows My Favorite Things?

Being more strategic when your reward and recognize will ensure your gesture helps to motivate the employee.

The bottom line? A well planned reward can easily pay for itself many times over in improved production and employee morale.

This free My Favorite Things tool will take the guesswork out of gift giving.

You know that warm feeling you get when a friend compliments you, a customer writes a thank you note or when your boss praises your efforts?

Well, every one of your team member enjoys that special feeling as well. We all like to be rewarded and recognized.

Positive reinforcement makes us feel highly valued and appreciated. Simple praise elevates sense of self-worth and helps give us a true sense of purpose.

In today’s fast-paced, highly competitive society, awards and recognition are especially crucial.

But what works best in order to get our true message across – a pat on the back or something the employee can actually use?

Cash has always been a nice incentive, but it’s not always as effective as you might think. Why, because it's quick and EASY. The employee knows that it takes very little effort or forethought to write a check for cash.

Oh, they'll accept cash, no question about it. But leaders need to understand what happens after the check is spent. The cash usually goes to pay bills or spent on some other consumable item such as dinner with the spouse.

The employee has nothing in front of them to remind them daily of their achievement.

On the other hand, if you utilize this My Favorite Things tool, you will be able to provide the employee with a gift that is highly valued by the employee.

The employee will always remember that you CARED and took the time to reward them with something that means something special to only them.

Use the My Favorite Things tool with each of your employees and they will always remember that you took the time find out a little bit more about them. They will certainly appreciate the gesture.

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