The Magic of an Award Trophy in a Harsh Economy
It goes without saying that the economy is in shambles but you have a tradition of giving an award trophy to recognize the time and effort your employees have put to keep your business afloat. A befitting award trophy is meant to increase a person’s motivation and acts as an incentive for the person to dig their heels deeper in order to achieve similar results. Even with the corporate scene looking dim and profits dipping, when you think of it there are people who have put in their best efforts that cannot just go unrecognized. You need therefore to make some informed decisions as a human resource department so that your workforce can go on delivering as it was in the past, if not better.
Most companies and organizations have had to do with big losses that have resulted in unfortunate but unavoidable job losses and imagination is rife in the minds of the remaining workforce wondering who will be the next person the axe is going to fall on. Those who have survived to this level are of course not at their highest because of the high levels of anxiety about what might happen to them in case the worst came to hem, because they have had to bid farewell to their colleagues. An award trophy at a time like this would be one of the most positive motivating factors that will communicate volumes to that one who receives it.
Your staff and employees are getting accustomed to bad news from every other department of your organization whether it is from production or sales and marketing which is going to communicate bad news for all of them and of course it is automatically going to show up in production. Motivation is now going to be the key factor and an award trophy is all you need and you can bet it will do even better than a motivational talk in a season like this. You do not want to retain a work force that is always looking over their shoulders wondering who is going to be next on the line.
If motivation and an award trophy worked when times were good, then it is going to work much better in these bad economic times. The reason it works is that there will be a sense of relief in the one who receives an award trophy that they are still valued and since there may not be much money left for lavish parties and retreats a simple award trophy will work the trick for you. You have no better asset than a well motivated employee who knows that they are appreciated even when dark clouds of economic gloom is hanging. A personalized award trophy speaks to the individual and they will put their best foot forward.
