Recognition
I have been exposed to corporate America for a while now, and my overall experience is employee appreciation is rapidly diminishing. Most companies seem to ask more of their employees and give less in return. ‘Be lucky you still have a job in this economy” is the theme.
I had the opportunity to see and capture first had a Company that does not fit in to the stereotype. Grundfos serves it’s employees. I joined the National Sales Team at their annual event in Palm Springs last week. The entire team and their spouses were invited to spend the week in Sunny California! They worked of course. Team meetings, presentations, breakout sessions etc. But they were also given opportunity to relax, bond and feel appreciated. Their president actually held a session with the employee spouses thanking them for their commitment and support to the organization. WOW.
The big deal was the awards banquet. In fact, one of the employees referred to it as the Oscars. I’d say it was more like the SAG awards. Same concept. Everyone got to dress up and make acceptance speeches. The difference was SAG awards are like the MVP Grundfos awards because you get to eat, drink and be recognized by your peers.
The experience was refreshing. Employee recognition goes a long way.
