In 2021, McKinsey and Company conducted research to understand factors in a job that are most important to employees. This survey included an in-depth analysis of why employees choose to leave their jobs. The results of this study are strikingly consistent: Feeling valued by a manager, owning a sense of belonging, and feeling a place of value in the organization top the charts. Employers can offer bonuses or soda machines in the break room all day to reward employees. Yet, those things aren’t scratching the actual itch that drives employees the most.

In this workshop, we’ll discuss practical strategies to recognize and reward employees (often without spending a dime). We will focus on:

• Evaluating the spectrum of transactional versus relational interactions
• Common pitfalls in recognition that we may be surprised to realize they accomplish the opposite of our desired outcome
• An amazing recipe to verbally communicate feedback effectively

Every participant will walk out of the room with dozens and dozens of unique ideas to recognize and reward. These will be items you can implement at work immediately or will be a useful reference for creative options to demonstrate appreciation.