When it comes to recognizing the hard work and dedication of employees, gifts and awards are a tried and true method for expressing gratitude. But for those looking for something a little more unique and meaningful, clocks with personalized engraved plates may be just what you're looking for. Clocks are an especially appropriate gift for recognizing the gift of time. After all, time is one of the most valuable commodities we have, and giving someone a clock is a way of saying "your time is appreciated". But when you add an engraved plate to the mix, you take the recognition to a whole new level. Engraving a plate with the recipient's name, achievements, or a special message personalizes the clock and creates a lasting keepsake that they'll cherish for years to come. The Benefits of Personalized Clocks with Engraved Plates Not only are personalized clocks with engraved plates a unique and meaningful way to recognize someone's gift of time, but they also o

It has been proven that recognizing achievements helps a companies bottom line. These studies have been conducted and outcomes have been stated that say so much. The question is why haven't you begun recognizing your employees achievements? Whats stopping you? It doesn't have to be a plaque or a desk clock. You can recognize achievements with a simple handshake and a thank you. Your own recognition of the work that was done goes a long way towards employee productivity. That said we are going to be discussing ways to help you recognize achivements this week. Tuesday through Friday we will go through ways to improve your corporate recognition program in order to help you better understand how the system works, why it works, and why you should have been recognizing achievements long ago. Happy Monday!!

We all know how important it is to hire good employees or to find good volunteers if you are working for a non profit organization such as a youth sports org. This can especially be a burden if you are on a tight budget. After reading an article in Fortune Small Business , and in trying to hire a full time employee, this article helped reinforce this fact. Diana Nguyen is 33. She started her career as a family physician and worked at an HMO seeing 25 patients in four hours. Doing this for sometime led Diana to branch out and open her own private practice. She kept trying to hire employees that weren't the right fit for her organization, and it hurt her business. While attending the UC Irvine School of Business extension program she learned how to find talented employees. This program enabled her to identify and hire an office manager who was able to grown Hguyen practice for her, while she focused on the stuff she likes doing, cosmetic medicine. And she is enjoying he

Taken from incentive magazine. Written by Jacqueline Durett and www.maketheirday.com Write a card to the employee, or even to the employees family, explaining the employee's positive qualities. Take a big project you are plannind on delegating and think about who it growth opportunity for. Take 10 minutes to have a performance free talk with your direct reports. Supplying lunch is even better.