Top 6 low-cost ways to reward or recognize employees during the holidays

Employee recognition doesn't have to break the bank. Dr. Bob Nelson, Ph.D., author of 1501 Ways to Reward Employees (Workman Publishing, 2012), offers the following low-cost ways to reward or recognize employees this holiday season.

For more with Dr. Bob Nelson be sure to read the January issue of EBN.

Personalized note

Take some time to write a note to each of your employees, reflecting on the past year and the personal victories he or she had in their job. This doesn't take much time or effort and the payoff in goodwill and sincere appreciation from one’s supervisor is significant. “An honest, sincere and timely ‘thank you’ never goes out of style,” says Nelson.

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