"Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers." --Stephen R. Covey
People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards." --Dale Carnegie
Forbes
Employees at these high performers were "increasingly satisfied" with compensation, benefits and non-monetary recognition. The organizations were seen as generally showing appreciation for contributions when appropriate. Most important of all, if not unexpected, given the overarching importance of the individual manager-employee relationship, was the sentiment, "My supervisor values my contributions."
Entrepreneur
When your best people are doing the kind of work that makes a difference, recognize it. One great way is to give them a well-deserved promotion. This tells the rest of the company (and others outside) that you appreciate the extra effort they put forth to make the company more profitable and efficient.
Give your best people the time and resources to test out fresh new ideas.
Entrepreneur
Hiring the right people is your biggest hurdle. If you have talented staff members who mesh with your culture, it’s likely that most of them will want to stay with your team. But you can’t just leave employees to their own devices. You must develop their skills, acknowledge their contributions and empower them with leadership opportunities to have the best chance at keeping them around.
Forbes
- Rewarding individual accomplishments shows that you’re paying attention. Managers need to communicate with their people to find out what makes them feel good (for some, it’s a raise; for others, it’s public recognition) and then to reward them for a job well done. With top performers, this will happen often if you’re doing it right.