Why Managers Don't Recognize Employees
Recognition is a management tool used to accomplish business goals, however some managers shy away from recognizing their employees. Managers report that they don’t use recognition because they believe:
- It’s not important.
- I don’t have time.
- I don’t know what to say, who to say it to, or how often to say it.
- I’m afraid I’ll leave someone out.
Combat the issues of “It’s not important” and “I don’t have time” by creating a clear link between the business objectives and the recognition. Recognition becomes important when mangers can use it as a tool to get results.
Let's say your production manager wants to maintain a level of cleanliness in the production area. A clean work environment lowers the risk of injury on the job. Help your production manager create a recognition program to reward employees that consistently keep their work environment up to the clean standard set by the production manager. Set up a weekly check system to measure results over time. Based on the results you can reward the top performing employees.
The key to any recognition event is the presentation. Managers need to know how to recognize employees, when to recognize, and how often.
Managers also fear leaving someone out of a recognition event. Ease this fear by putting systems in place to help the managers keep track of which employees have been recognized and when they were recognized.
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