Employees who leave one job in favor of another rarely leave for money reasons. One reason employees leave is they don?t feel appreciated or recognized for their contributions. Here are ten ways to recognize a job well done that will keep your staff happy and motivated to achieve.

1.Designate a premium parking spot near entrance, and offer it to one employee for each month. Be sure to have a sign made for spot that says ?Reserved For The Employee Of The Month?. This will create public recognition each time person parks there. You can elect to choose person with highest monthly sales volume, most new accounts for month, or best safety record for month. Whatever criteria you choose to award spot, creating a premium parking spot is a fun way to say ?great job? which employees will appreciate, especially on rainy days!

2.Everyone likes a free day. Create a ?long weekend program? which offers employee opportunity to take off one Friday or Monday of their choice with full pay. A three-day weekend is a great energizer and a nice treat.

3.People need to feel that their ideas count. Have a ?Great Idea of Week? contest. Place a locked box with a slot in it office, and encourage people to drop in their ideas. At end of week, read through ideas and for best idea, give a pair of tickets to a sporting event, a play, movies, or a gift certificate for dinner for two. The idea could be a suggestion for how company can save money, how to reduce overhead, how to create new revenue streams, how to get more new clients, or whatever staff member thinks would benefit company. By doing this weekly, you encourage staff to take ownership of company by being contributing members.

4.What better way to de-stress and unwind than with a weekend at a bed and breakfast? You don?t have to live out in country to enjoy comforts of relaxing away from home for a few days. Even urban areas have these quaint establishments carved out in most unexpected places. Your top producers will appreciate a weekend away with their spouse as a nice reward for a job well done.

If you are in a position of authority on your job, or even if you?re a parent, chances are you need to delegate tasks to others around you. If you are too vague when you delegate, you cause your staff to be unsure as to what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. This lack of direction and unclear objectives causes frequent interruptions to you for questions and clarifications, as well as wasted time and efforts. The factors that must be present for effective delegating are as follows:

Purpose Importance Parameters Deadline Authority

When delegating, it is crucial that you be specific. Define project, purpose of project, its importance, any deadlines involved and scope of staff?s responsibility/authority in project. The more clear and detailed information you provide, better result you can expect.