Rewarding Your Team - Why Thank You is so important

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Ideas for Rewarding Your Team

As we said earlier, chances are high that your team isn't looking for a bonus check or pay raise to feel appreciated. Often, smaller gestures go further and end up costing you less in the long run. Here are some creative ideas to consider for showing appreciation to your team:

Offer flexible scheduling - not everyone needs, or wants, to be in the office at 8:00 a.m. Or, you could offer telecommuting days.
Send handwritten thank-you notes when someone goes above and beyond the requirements of the job.
Create "free day" coupons that a worker could use for a free day off - no questions asked - without using vacation or sick time.
Take your team out to lunch - and then, as a last-minute surprise, give them the rest of the day off.
Give out "lazy Monday" coupons to allow a team member one "free" Monday morning off.
If you e-mail a team member to say thank you, consider copying that message to YOUR boss.