At Baudville, we advocate that organizations to practice day-to-day recognition, the everyday expressions of appreciation that reinforce and reward desired behaviors. Day-to-day recognition creates on-going recognition. Because it’s accessible to everyone, it contributes to a more positive work environment and better results. 

In addition to day-to-day recognition, we also recommend that you pay special attention to recognition holidays, which can be found at the Recognition Event Calendar. Recognition holidays provide opportunities to recognize specialists and professionals in your organization. You can present employee recognition awards on Employee Appreciation Day, Customer Service Week, Boss’s Day or any recognition holiday that is relevant to your employees. 

Certain times of the year, such as the end of the year, also deserve special employee recognition awards. Recognizing individual accomplishments from the year improves loyalty, dedication, and commitment from your star performers. Team recognition improves camaraderie and belongingness, strengthening team member connections. 

How will you recognize your staff? There are several popular employee recognition awards that you may choose to celebrate at the end of the year.

• Perfect attendance 
• Service awards
• Top sales
• Team awards
• Exceeding goals
• Employee of the year (nominated by managers)
• Manager of the year (nominated by employees) 

To learn more about employee recognition awards, watch our Year End Awards and Events Webisode.