LISA BROESCH’S TOP LOW COST (or NO COST!) EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES
• Ask for their opinion and really listen to them
• Actively allow employees to share in success (no matter what title they hold!)
• Find out what your employees are passionate about and help them connect it to their career
• Give opportunities to attend special meetings, cross-train, utilize untapped skills
• Publicly refer to employees who excel at a particular craft as “experts”
• Let them (your staff and peers) know that their time is as valuable as yours
• Appreciate the effort, even when the project is not a complete “success”
• Encourage and provide opportunities for professional growth
• Mail a hand written note of thanks to the employee’s home
• Give new employees a “welcome” card on their first day of work
• Remember their name!
• Stop by their workplace just to say hello, see how they’re doing
• Call the employee into your office specifically to give kudos
• Say “please” and “thank you” – believe it or not this courtesy often goes overlooked!
• Create an employee “honor roll” and post it in a public area
• Give an extra long lunch break or allow them to leave 30 mins. early – with pay!
• Ask to see pictures of their family or pets
• Plan a surprise achievement celebration for deserving employees
• Privately recognize personal needs and challenges
• Include an employee “kudos” column in your company newsletter
- a portion of these incentive ideas provided by the University of Washington
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