Recognition is the most powerful human motivator in the workplace. It costs nothing, and pays back huge dividends.
Many people think that money and perks are the best motivator, but money often gets applied to bills, and perks quickly forgotten. The power in verbal recognition is that is strikes an emotional cord within people, and they never forget how they felt.
I once read a story about a teacher who decided to honor the seniors at her high school by having them come to the front of the class one by one to receive verbal recognition of how they had made a difference. She presented them each with a blue ribbon to acknowledge that who they are made a difference. To see what impact this recognition could have on the community, the teacher gave each student three more ribbons to share with others and asked them to report the results back within a week.
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