Employee appreciation ideas

by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management

Jan 17,2023

Hello,

I have an amazing team and I cannot thank them enough. What are good ways to show my gratitude?

They all have received promotions and raises. I am looking for ways to do something more frequently.

Thank you for your time.

Phillip

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admin from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business

For awards, I prefer memorable experiences where the employee's family/close friends can be included. The experience should be something that folks don't do very often, but are designed for fun such as a gift card/certificate to a local theme park, laser tag, kids museum, annual state fair or music festival, etc. I might develop a menu of options to choose from that are all about equal in total price. So, maybe only 4 tickets to the kids museum and 8 for the laser tag. Once the employee elects their options, I would write a nice note on high quality paper about why they were being appreciated and include the gift card/certificate.

On one of my teams, an employee would organize an outing around one of their interests/hobbies on a set schedule. We learned a lot about the employee in the process and had a great time doing things we were not likely to do. Most outings were surprisingly inexpensive. For instance, going bird watching and then paying for pizza and beer afterwards. I wish I had thought to take the time as we were eating our pizza to do some employee appreciation at those outings.

02/04/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Dartmouth College

Following. About to make my first hire in a new business and will be key to keep this hire motivated and appreciated.

01/19/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

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