#WOWWED: It's WOW Wednesday!

It's WOW Wednesday! HR leaders, execs, and managers: how do you WOW the people who go above and beyond for you in your business? Or, how have you been WOWed?

Today's WOW Wednesday idea comes from Emma. Emma says, "We have a alcohol free cocktail hour. All nominees get mentioned and applauded. Associate of the month then receives a gold pin with our logo. Photos get done and later all photos of event with winners gets displayed next to year scroll. "

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Video Blog: Developing a Tiered Employee Award Structure

This video blog series by Mike Byam and Jenny Watkins of Terryberry talks about developing a tiered employee awards structure:

- How to appropriately recognize good, better, and best achievements
- Motivating employees for continual achievement
- Example employee award methodologies for various achievement levels
- Suggested award review processes and benchmarks for percentages of employees to recognize at each level

What Kind of Name is "Terryberry"?

No doubt about it, Terryberry is a unique name for a business. The good news for us is that it's a name that's hard to forget!

Many people are surprised to find out that Terryberry is a name with a lot of history. The company was founded by H.R. Terryberry in 1918. Though we've grown a bit since then, (Terryberry now is a global company with 30 locations and growing) we're still a family-owned business, now in it's fourth generation. Terryberry is currently managed by H.R.'s great grandson, Mike Byam.

We have a fun name, and we're in a fun business. At Terryberry, we are exclusively dedicated to helping organizations give recognition for the achievements of their people...We get to talk with employers who want fun ideas for creating a motivating workplace. We get to develop innovative employee recognition programs that impact thousands of people who make a difference every day. We get to manufacture the employee awards that people have worked so hard to earn. We get to work with managers to help them understand why recognition is important and how to do it right...Not a bad way to spend a day!

We hope the name Terryberry brings a smile to your face. If so, we're doing our job right!

Visit www.terryberry.com or check us out on wikipedia to learn more about our company, our history, and our employee recognition services.

Herbert R. Terryberry, circa 1918

#WOWWED: It's WOW Wednesday!

It's WOW Wednesday! HR leaders, execs, and managers: how do you WOW the people who go above and beyond for you in your business? Or, how have you been WOWed?

Today's WOW Wednesday idea comes from Donna. Donna says, "We have had a power point presentation with pictures of the award recipients from their childhood. Everyone is interested and has lots of fun with it."

Share your own "WOW Wednesday" tip. Leave a comment here or post on Twitter using hashtag #WOWWED. Make it a WOW day!

#WOWWED: It's WOW Wednesday!

It's WOW Wednesday! HR leaders, execs, and managers: how do you WOW the people who go above and beyond for you in your business? Or, how have you been WOWed?

Today's WOW Wednesday idea comes from Damien. Damien says, "For breaking production records, employees receive a t-shirt and their picture/record is posted."

Share your own "WOW Wednesday" tip. Leave a comment here or post on Twitter using hashtag #WOWWED. Make it a WOW day!

Employee Recognition Themes

As an employee recognition company, we are often asked about ideas for recognition themes. Here are a few I've seen recently:

RED CARPET/OSCARS: Award recipients get a star on a walk of fame and an engraved star with their name and achievement.

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: A fun idea for company anniversaries or long-tenure service awards. Re-create the time period...example: host the event in a 50's diner for a company's 50th Anniversary. Share tidbits like the cost of milk and gas, or products that hadn't been invented yet, for an employee's 30 year service anniversary.

BUSINESS CHAMPIONSHIP: Award recipients receive a custom championship ring like the ones given to athletes.

SHOUT: Recognition for employees who offer a suggestion that the company can implement are given an award and a Shout-out in a company meeting.

TRAVELING TROPHY: designate an award item that is passed on from one recipient to the next. One business used a football that was autographed by each award recipient before it was passed on.

THANK YOU THURSDAYS: one day a week set aside to remind people to appreciate employees and co-workers.

BOLDLY GO WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE: Innovation awards, presenters dress in futuristic costumes to present awards.

Has your organization used a fun, creative recognition theme? Share it in a comment!

#WOWWED: It's WOW Wednesday!

It's WOW Wednesday! HR leaders, execs, and managers: how do you WOW the people who go above and beyond for you in your business? Or, how have you been WOWed?

Today's WOW Wednesday idea comes from Carolyn. Carolyn says, "Corporate Storytelling is a great way for our 38 year old company to tell the history of the company through the milestones of the employees. The honored employee loves it."

Share your own "WOW Wednesday" tip. Leave a comment here or post on Twitter using hashtag #WOWWED. Make it a WOW day!

What to Say in an Employee Recognition Speech

This video blog by Mike Byam and Jenny Watkins of Terryberry talks about how to give a recognition speech (including example wording for employee recognition) :

Topics:

• Choosing the right award presenter
• Using a cheat sheet to prepare for award presentations
• Example employee recognition speech