50 Ways to Informally Give Recognition

  • Smile
  • Put up a volunteer suggestion box
  • Treat with a beverage
  • Ask for a report
  • Send a birthday card
  • Arrange for discounts
  • Give service stripes
  • Treat to ice cream
  • Plan annual ceremony occasions
  • Recognize personal needs and problems
  • Be pleasant
  • Post honor roll in reception area
  • Respect their wishes
  • Give informal socials
  • Keep challenging them
  • Send a Thanksgiving card to the person’s family
  • Say “Good Morning”
  • Greet by name
  • Provide a pre-service training
  • Help develop self confidence
  • Award plaques to sponsoring group
  • Take time to explain fully
  • Be verbal
  • Give additional responsibility
  • Afford participation in team planning
  • Respect sensitivities
  • Enable to grow on the job
  • Send newsworthy information to the media
  • Say “Good Afternoon”
  • Honor their preferences
  • Create pleasant surroundings
  • Welcome them to staff meals
  • Have a public reception
  • Take time to talk
  • Defend against hostile or negative staff
  • Make good plans
  • Throw a pizza party
  • Plan a theater party
  • Recommend to prospective employer
  • Utilize as consultants
  • Praise them to their friends
  • Say “Thank you”
  • Say “Good Night”
  • Be a real person
  • Plan occasional extravaganzas
  • Send impromptu fun cards
  • Attend a sports event
  • Have a picnic
  • LIKE posts in group chats
  • Provide snacks at a meeting