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Recognition has a Lasting Effect

Published Monday, September 01, 2003

Reward and recognition calls to mind service award luncheons with certificates, door prizes, and Polaroid photos of people shaking hands with the boss. But raises, bonus money and promotions also are reward and recognition. So is open acknowledgment of a job well done like a mention at a meeting with one's peers or a public thank you. Some reward and recognition is spent indiscriminately. I think of Eddie Haskell from Leave it to Beaver. His compliments were effusive. They made the other characters uncomfortable, and they made the audience laugh. It can even be offensive. One of my ...

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