Show that you care.
Are you an Ebenezer Scrooge when it comes to reward and recognition for your staff? How many times last week did you phone a member of your staff, or better yet, visit in person to say that you appreciated something they did? When was the last time you wrote a note of thanks? Do you routinely recognize special efforts during staff meetings? When was the last time you awarded a certificate of appreciation to an employee for a job well done? Are employees working "behind the scenes" recognized? Do you have a system in place to recognize groups who work well as a team? If you answered "no" to most of these questions, don't fret. Establishing a reward and recognition program is relatively easy to do. And, it won't break the budget either.
Wesolowski
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University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007857:Leadership; D008824:Michigan; D009042:Motivation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D012201:Reward