365 Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Employees Every Day

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.

Remember, you don’t find motivated employees; you provide motivating environments for employees.

Write a “Friday Fan Mail” where you thank an employee for his or her weekly contributions and accomplishments – Send the e-mail to everyone in the organization.

If you do implement an employee’s suggestion, make sure you publicize it – Consider giving a reward.

For suggestions that are implemented and that result in cost cuts, award a percentage of the money saved to the employee who made the suggestion.

Circulate customer letters praising fellow coworkers – Scan them and e-mail the file to everyone or print them in the company newsletter. Make sure as many people see the positive feedback and encourage everyone to congratulate the employee mentioned.

Establish a “Caught in the Act” system – Supervisors, managers, coworkers, etc., give out cards when they see great work being done. After accumulating ten of these cards, the employee can “cash” them in for a reward.

Wear stars, stripes, red, white, or blue for Fourth of July.

Dress in red for Valentine’s Day.

Have a crazy hat day – Vote on the best hat or swap hats every half hour.