Awards Etc

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Did you know that unusual awards, medals or trophies make for great conversation pieces? As such, it would be a great idea to display them tastefully around your home or office to help entertain your guests.

For businesses and organizations, end-of-the-year awards recognizing the efforts of key personnel is an important factor in building loyalty and improving productivity. Choose the award design and provide us with the names of recipients.

Annual service award receptions are a great way to provide recognition to employees for their years of service to a company. Personalized plaques are always a hit, because each award is unique and exclusive.

It is suggested by the Employee of the Month Selection Criteria that recipients of such an award show excellence in the quality of work standards and positive attitude. These types of workers usually respond best to recognition and will usually improve on their standards after receiving the award.

Trophy history: A trophy being awarded to the victor in battle has occurred since ancient times. In ancient Greece, for example, laurel wreaths originally served as awards for Olympic games achievements.

Trophy history: The chalice-shaped trophy became a sporting award staple during the 17th century. These chalices were often made of silver.

Like the bronze often used in trophies, the brass used to produce commemorative plaques is an alloy. Care to guess the two metals blended to make brass? If you guessed copper and zinc, you're right.

Employees who feel appreciated are more positive about themselves and their ability to contribute. Putting in place employee recognition awards can lead to a more positive, productive, and innovative atmosphere in the workplace.

Some employee recognition awards can be fun and witty, and don’t let that stop you from giving the award out again. Even joke awards (of course, always in good taste) can help build camaraderie between employees, and boost productivity.

Ever hear of something called the Ig Nobel Awards? These awards, founded in 1991 by the humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, honor people who come up with achievements that at first seem funny but on closer inspection actually incite deeper thought.

Will Rogers told "Frank" to come get his Oscar at the 1933 awards ceremony. The problem was that two Franks were nominated, and the wrong one stood to get the award.

If you’ve been looking for a way to improve employee morale at work, implementing an awards program could help. When you’re ready to explore your award options, our team is always happy to help.

Giving custom awards for a business, organization, or athletic team or player, is a way to engage that person or persons. This has a dual effect of galvanizing performance (whether it is on the court, field, classroom or office) and, once at home on a bookshelf or desk, serving as a reminder to keep it going!

Did you know that recognizing employees for their accomplishments can actually improve customer satisfaction? This is a result of more referrals from existing customers and decreased sales expenses for new customers.

If you want to implement an employee recognition system, think carefully about the actions, behaviors, approaches, and accomplishments you want to foster and reinforce in your organization. Set goals and corresponding awards for each accomplishment.

Award giving is the physical gesture of power through achievement! This presents opportunity for you to say to a team you have coached or company you are managing, "Continue to do what you are doing as we are all impressed with your performance."