6.Take an entire department to a sporting event during week. Most major league ballparks hold businessperson?s special day games mid-week. Pay extra money to have your company?s name and a list of attendant employees scrolled on big screen too. People love to see their name in lights.

7.Go to a trophy shop and have a trophy made for ?Outstanding Performer Of The Month? to offer to employee who has closed most new accounts that month. Each month, person who wins trophy can display it in their office for month. Next month, when new winner is announced, current trophy-holder must ?pass it on? to new winner with a small, lighthearted congratulatory ceremony in front of rest of department. This creates friendly competition for those who want to have trophy in their office for month.

8.Partner with vendors or clients to create sponsored rewards. For example, if your client is a sporting goods distributor, arrange to have them sponsor your company picnic by giving away a gift certificate good for $500 of sporting equipment to one employee. Announce winner and present certificate with a handshake at company picnic. By getting it sponsored, or partially sponsored, you don?t have to pay full price for it, but employee still gets a great reward for performance.

9.Buy four $100 gift certificates to one of nicest restaurants in town and each quarter, reward one to employee who has put most heart into their work, or most exemplified company?s vision and mission. Have staff vote for one of their peers each quarter via a closed ballot box.

10.Surprise a star employee or a whole department by taking them to lunch or dinner on company?s dime. People build relationships over food. Dining together can be a good time to create bonds outside workplace that will benefit company inside workplace.

Whatever rewards or incentives you decide to do, be sure to give praise and recognition publicly. It?s nice to hear ?great job? in private, however, rewards will be much sweeter if you let others know that someone in company has done something great. Publish staff awards in company newsletter and on your website. The reward in itself is a plus, but adding public recognition aspect will make it even more motivating for your staff to keep striving for more.

Monica Ricci has been an organizing specialist since 1999, and her motivational presentations teach effective organizing and simplifying techniques for home and work. She also offers free email tips and ideas on how to make life simpler and more organized. Her topics include clutter control, paper management, time management, organizing space and procrastination.Contact Monica at 770-569-2642 or Monica@CatalystOrganizing.com.

Now suppose you said, ?I?d like you to find three types of flowers grown locally, which can be delivered for our meeting on September 7th. It?s very important that this part of event be right, as we are entertaining company?s top executives. I?ll need 27 centerpieces and budget is $1000. Order nine arrangements of each type of flower if it fits into $1000 budget and let me know by end of day tomorrow where we stand.? Your assistant now has specific guidelines and can more effectively complete her task, reducing likelihood of doing wrong work or wasting time coming to you with questions or asking for clarification.

She knew purpose of assignment (flowers for meeting on September 7th), she knew importance (you said it was a very important part of event) she knew specific parameters involved (locally grown, three different types, 27 tables, $1000 budget) she knew deadline (report back status by end of tomorrow), and she knew she had authority to order flowers provided that cost fit into $1000 budget. By being clear and specific up front, you gave her everything she needed to successfully complete assignment first time through. The result was a double win because you got task handled effectively, and she got opportunity to succeed wildly. When communication is clear and your staff succeeds, job gets done right and everyone benefits.

Monica Ricci has been an organizing specialist since 1999, and her motivational presentations teach effective organizing and simplifying techniques for home and work. She also offers free email tips and ideas on how to make life simpler and more organized. Her topics include clutter control, paper management, time management, organizing space and procrastination.Contact Monica at 770-569-2642 or Monica@CatalystOrganizing.com.