The Types of Rewards and Recognition
The types of rewards and recognition offered included praising an employee who has done well verbally. The Managing Director would appreciate employees who have performed well and ask them to continue doing a good job. He would shake hands with the employee and show them how he is proud of them for the exemplary performance. Also, the MD would send a personal note to the best-performing employee in every department almost on a quarterly basis and take them for lunch. Annually, the company created an employee honor Rolland have the best performing employees' pictures pinned at the notice board. There was an award known as "the best employee of the year" that was given annually and the beneficiary would celebrate the achievement in style. The ultimate winner of the award was given a free shopping voucher of $500 and a fully sponsored holiday of 4 days to a place chosen by the company. The scramble for the award motivated employees to work extra hard.
The Reward I Have Received from the Past
The reward I have received from the past was the employee of the year reward that I won two years ago. I made several changes in the company including motivating fellow employees to embrace whatever they are doing. I held talks and challenged everyone including the Managing Director to value the job and always do their best. All the pending issues in my department were cleared within two weeks despite some cases taking longer than three months previously. The speed in which I completed the in-trays and the team spirit that I induced in my team earned me recognition. Every employee praised me for the excellent work and the superb team spirit that had never existed in the company. I was motivated by the fact that I needed to be different and I wanted to be recognized as a smart and industrious employee. I just felt like delivering the best I could and embracing my work with passion. I also learned about the need to work as a team and tried to inspire my side with the teamwork skills I acquired in school and my previous employment.
The Self-Motivation Techniques
The self-motivation techniques offered in the reading include setting goals for oneself, finding an intrinsically motivating work, getting feedback on own performance, applying behavior modification on self, improving skills that are relevant to work purposes, raising the level of expectation and developing a work ethic.
Goal setting has helped me in achieving many objectives in life. I have been able to set goals on what to accomplish at the end of every week and month. When I set goals, I am inspired to achieve whatever I intend to accomplish. I have been changing jobs and tasks to ensure that I do what I like doing. Doing what I love is in itself a motivation. I feel inspired to do even better and unlock my potential to the fullest. I have been able to make incredible changes in my life by pursuing my interest. I do what I like with minimal supervision and with a lot of fun. When I got feedback from my employer and colleagues that I was doing well in my department, I was highly motivated having realized that my effort was recognized. I strived to put more effort into improving the department and played a role in motivating my fellow employees.
