EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION HOW CAN WE AFFORD IT
?????????????? PRESENTED BY NENA GARRETT
JENNIFER WHITLOCK
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GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!

• Everyone likes to be recognized when they have
  done a good job.
• With the economy the way it is today, its tough
  to afford rewards.
• Use your imagination
• Incorporate the holidays with it
• Use some humor
• Make sure their peers know that they were
  rewarded for a job well done

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HAVE A CONTEST

• A little competition never hurt anyone
• Offer a contest and have it open to all
• This can range from the cleanest bus to the best
  operator or attendant
• Have fun with it
• Put out a memo or a poster to advertise the
  contest
• Get the news media involved for some positive
  press

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WHERE DO I GET THE FUNDS

• Some of your employees are very talented
• Ask them to donate home made crafts etc.
• Sell raffle tickets for these items
• Ask local restaurants and stores for gift cards
  or any items they are willing to donate
• This is free advertisement for them as well
• You will be surprised how many places are willing
  to help

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WHAT ABOUT THE COMPETITION??

• Cleanest bus award
• Inspect the buses, pick the top three
• Have a panel of judges to vote on the best one
• Next call the operator and or attendant in
• Reward them with The Golden Broom award
• Take their picture with the Golden Broom

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COMPETITION CONTINUED

• Post their picture for all their peers to see
• Make announcements on the radio
• Use your resources, make home made certificates
  off of the computer

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DRIVER OF THE YEAR

• Competition, Competition, Competition
• Have the operators and attendants nominate each
  other for the operator of the year
• Next set up some testing competition
• Give a written test and score it
• Give a driving test and score it
• Make sure to use impartial judges

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DRIVER OF THE YEAR CONT

• Have the competition quarterly
• Identify the winner at a safety meeting or post
  the winner for everyone to see
• Get the media involved, have them write it up in
  the paper or on a news clip
• Before long all of the operators will want the
  same recognition
• This will help bring about safety conscious
  individuals

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DRIVER OF THE YEAR CONT

• Next you will need to have a test between the
  winners of the quarterly operator of the year to
  identify one individual operator who stands out
  above the rest
• This will be your operator OF THE YEAR
• At your annual in-service training, have this
  operator recognized individually as the winner

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REWARDS

• Now bring out the gifts from the restaurants
  stores and present them to THE OPERATOR OF THE
  YEAR
• Take some of the money that was raised from the
  raffle or fund raiser and have a special district
  shirt made for this individual with the year,
  their name OPERATOR OF THE YEAR printed on it.

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REWARDS CONT

• Make an example out of them
• Assign a special parking slot for the operator
• OF THE YEAR
• Have a tag made up for their personal car
• Anything that will identify them as being a step
  above will suffice

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ATTENDANT OF THE YEAR

• Use the same examples as with the operator of the
  year
• Have a test, maybe tying down a wheel chair or
  installing a car seat
• Have a written test as well
• Remember you want your people to strive for
  excellence

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ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD

• Any time an employee goes above and beyond their
  regular duties, make sure they are recognized

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HOLIDAYS

• Check your districts policies on these issues
• For instance you can have a costume contest on
  Halloween
• At Christmas, you can have a contest for the best
  decorated office
• The more fun it is to come to work, the less
  stressful the environment is
• The less stressful the environment, the healthier
  the employees are

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IN-SERVICE AWARDS

• These can include
• SAFE operator AWARDS
• PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS
• HUMANITARIAN AWARD
• ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD
• HAPPY GO LUCKY AWARD

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DISTRICT AWARDS

• Have the employee recognized by the school board
  at their meetings
• Schools can give out shirts with their schools
  logo on it
• Schools can have operator and attendant
  appreciation breakfasts
• Have the students create a skit on what they like
  about their operator and or attendant show it
  at in-service

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST

• TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL!!!!!!!!!!!
• AN ATTA BOY GOES A LONG WAY