Gracious.

 

What does it mean to be gracious?

Accommodating.

Compassionate.

Considerate.

Courteous.

Big-hearted.

Chivalrous.

Is gracious the same as polite? I don’t think so. Polite is doing ‘as you should’ according to the unwritten laws that govern social graces. It is a black and white thing that people do often without thinking. The words “Thank you” are immediately mirrored with “You’re welcome,” in reflex-like format. The person ahead of you holds the door open as you enter the threshold because it’s a nice thing to do. Your co-worker greets you with “How are you?” and you responding without thinking twice, “Great, and you?” Continue reading…

You’ve decided to organize a recognition event! That’s awesome! Your employees are going be so excited! But…how? How do you organize a great event for your employees?

First, you need to do some pre-planning. You need to set a budget for the entire event. This includes the venue, the awards, the catering you may do, any gifts you are giving out, photography, videography…it’s almost like planning a wedding! This is probably the easiest part of the whole process.

So you have the venue, you have the date, you have all of the photography, videography, and catering set up, you’ve hired a sweet DJ to play awesome music that will keep you and your employees pumped up. Now what? Continue reading…

So you want to build a recognition program for your company. But what are you recognizing? Who are you recognizing? And most importantly, why are you recognizing? As a crystal trophy manufacturer, we’re experts on the subject, so we’re here to help you!
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Just like any normal business activity employee recognition needs to make good business sense. Which means it needs to propel the business ahead rather then hinder its momentum.

I’ll make it simple; here’s the relationship between employee engagement (aka: employee recognition) and business. Continue reading…